Emergencies / Disaster Prevention
Sudden illness, accident, fire (119)
If you need an ambulance or the fire department because of sudden illness, injury or a fire, dial 119 and tell them 1) whether it is a fire or an emergency treatment case, 2) the address, 3) the situation and 4) your name and phone number.
Words useful in an emergency
- Kyukyu-sha (ambulance)
- Shobo-sha (fire-fighting vehicle)
- Tasukete! (Help!)
- Kega (injury)
- Byoki (illness)
- Kossetsu (bone fracture)
- Ishiki fumei (unconscious)
- Kotsu jiko (traffic accident)
- Kaji (fire)
- Hanzai (crime)
- Dorobo (theft)
- Satsujin (murder)
- Goto (burglary)
- Boko (violence)
- Kenka (fight)
- Yakedo (burn)
- Shukketsu (bleeding)
- Kokyu (breathing)
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