Call Your Local Emergency Number
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What you will learn
- 1Learn your local emergency number with your grown-up
- 2Tell a real emergency from a problem a grown-up can fix
- 3Say your name, your address, and what happened
- 4Stay on the phone until the helper says you can hang up
Mini Lesson
Every place has an emergency number. When you call it, helpers come fast. They can send firefighters, an ambulance, or the police. Learn your local emergency number with your grown-up and practice saying it.
🏠 The Life Skills Way (step by step)
- STAY CALM: take a big breath before you talk.
- YOUR NAME: say who you are.
- YOUR ADDRESS: say where you are.
- WHAT HAPPENED: say what is wrong, in a few words.
- STAY ON: answer the questions. Do not hang up until they tell you to.
🚨 When Do You Call?
- CALL: a fire (get out first), someone badly hurt, or someone who cannot wake up or cannot breathe well.
- CALL: a grown-up who cannot answer you, or real danger.
- DO NOT CALL: a lost toy or a small scrape. Tell a grown-up instead.
Only call for a real emergency. Never call as a joke - helpers may be needed somewhere else. If there is a fire, get out first. If a grown-up is near, get them right away: the grown-up calls the emergency number (911 in the US). You call only if the grown-up is the one hurt or no grown-up is there.
Words to know
emergency
A big problem where someone needs help right now.
e.g. A fire is an emergency.
address
The street and house number where you live.
e.g. I know my address.
calm
Quiet and not rushing.
e.g. Stay calm and talk slowly.
hang up
End a phone call.
e.g. Do not hang up until they say so.
pretend
Play that something is real when it is not.
e.g. We practice with a pretend phone.
💡 Handy Tip: write your local emergency number on a card by the phone, together with your grown-up.
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