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Emergency Medical

For an Ambulance for Life threatening emergencies:

dial 000 (triple Zero)

http://www.triplezero.gov.au


Otherwise, for immediate professional advice from Qualified Nurses, on how urgent a health concern is and what to do about it, call one of these emergency call centres:

Queensland

call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84) a similar system to the UK's NHS Direct.

• http://www.health.qld.gov.au/13health/default.asp

Other parts of Australia

healthdirect Australia: 1800 022 222

• WA: http://www.health.wa.gov.au/services/detail.cfm?Unit_ID=799
• SA: http://www.health.sa.gov.au/healthdirect/

Healthdirect Australia is part of the National Health Call Centre Network (NHCCN).

The Australian Government and the Governments of ACT, NSW, NT, SA & WA jointly own and fund this network




In an emergency, and if you can't get to a Doctor, then go to the local Hospitals Accident & Emergency department.