EMERGENCIES

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:18 am

SOS for Police, Ambulance or Fire Service anhwhere in Portugal 112

DISTRICT HOSPITALS

Faro 282 893 411

Lagos 282 763 034

Portimao 282 450 300

LOCAL POLICE:

Albufeira 289 587 224

Almancil 289 393 200

Carvoeiro 282 356 440

Faro 289 801 828

Lagos 282 762 809

Loule 289 462 782

Portimao 282 417 217

Quarteira 289 389 477

Tavira 281 325b704

Vale De Bispo 282 639 112

Vilamoura 289 313 040

CONSULATES

British 282 490 750

MC Is tha above any use for th FAQ section!

Nightrider

Homme Poco · Post by **Homme Poco** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 10:45 am

Bom dia NR
Have you the number for the 24/7 emergency fridge repairer???

nightrider · Post by **nightrider** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 11:37 am

Homme Poco wrote:Bom dia NR
Have you the number for the 24/7 emergency fridge repairer???

Mr H.P. Please see reply under Chit Chat. Thank you so much.

LagartoRoxo · Post by **LagartoRoxo** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:40 pm

Not sure if this has been mentioned elsewhere on the forum, but I think it's a great idea :

AN IDEA first introduced some years ago in the United States is now being adopted by Albufeira’s Voluntary Fire and Ambulance Service in an effort to help save more lives.

The idea is simple yet effective: all you need to do is include the contact details of family and friends, who should be called in the case of an emergency, under the initials ECE – this abbreviation stands for Em Caso de Emergência in Portuguese – in your mobile phone contacts section. This can prove to be extremely useful and the Bombeiros Voluntários de Albufeira are appealing to everyone to adopt this simple procedure.

An entry entitled ECE in your mobile phone address book can include not only the contact number of the person to call in an emergency, but additional information such as blood type or the existence of any medical problems and details of any allergies to any particular kind of medicine.

The ECE system not only means that the victim may be reunited with their family members much more quickly, but it can also prove to be a very valuable aid for the medical teams involved, perhaps even meaning the difference between life and death.

According to António Gonçalves, commander of Albufeira Bombeiros, “no previous initiative of this kind appears to have been undertaken so far in Portugal”.

Sounds like a sensible idea to me - I had my contacts in my phone under 'ICE' (In Case of Emergency) so have now changed it to 'ECE'!

Sharen Crane · Post by **Sharen Crane** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:50 pm

It's a brilliant idea.

I have my In Emergency Contacts down as ICE 1, ICE 2 and ICE 3

Michael Crane · Post by **Michael Crane** » Thu Dec 01, 2005 12:56 pm

FAQ updated.

Ta, NR