Emergency services: the numbers to call for fire, police and ambulance. Also helplines and emergency doctors and hospitals...
Service |
Telephone |
Medical Help/Ambulance/Fire/Vet/Doctors |
Tel: 112 |
Police |
Tel: 113 |
The caller must:
- State the exact location where assistance is needed.
- State their name and telephone number.
- State what happened, and if it is still happening.
- State how many people need help.
- State if there are any other dangers.
All emergency numbers can be reached from pay phones, without the use of a phone card or money.
European SOS 112
The number 112 can be dialled to reach emergency services -
medical, fire and police - from anywhere in Europe. This Pan-European
emergency number 112 can be called from any telephone (landline, pay phone or mobile cellular phone). Calls are free. It can be used for any life-threatening situation, including:
- Serious medical problems (accident, unconscious person, severe injuries, chest pain, seizure)
- Any type of fire (house, car)
- Life-threatening situations (crimes)
- Luxembourg 112 website
- Information on the 112 number from the European Commission website
It is also possible to call 112 to find an on-duty doctor, pharmacy, hospital or vet. A list is also published daily on the last page of the Tageblatt newspaper.
Crisis and Helplines in Luxembourg
Service |
Telephone |
Narcotics Anonymous |
Tel: 621 24 20 64
Website |
Alcoholics Anonymous (Alcooliques Anonymes) |
Tel: 22 71 58
Website |
Medicine and alcohol addictions (Alcool médicaments addiction) |
Tel: 26 78 28 58
Website (in French) |
Helpline for drug addicts and their families (Aide aux toxicomanes et leur famille) |
Tel: 49 10 40 |
Drug and alcohol information helpline (Info Drogue/Alcool) |
Tel: 47 57 47 |
Children's helpline (Aide aux enfants et jeunes gens) - Kanner Jugendtelefon |
Tel: 12345 |
Suicide/crisis line (SOS Détresse) |
Tel: 45 45 45 |
AIDS helpline (Aids Hëllef) |
Tel: 44 02 64 |
Parkinson disease helpline (Association Parkinson) |
Tel: 54 62 21 Website (in French and German) |
Alzheimer helpline (Association Alzheimer - ALA) |
Tel: 26 432 432
Website |
Helpline for the blind (Aveugles) |
Tel: 32 90 31-1 |
Luxembourg Mental Health Centre (Centre Santé Mentale Luxembourg) |
Tel: 49 30 29 |
Battered women helpline (Femmes battues) |
Tel: 44 81 81 |
Women's helpline (Aide aux femmes en général) |
Tel: 12344 |
Rape and abuse helpline (Info Viol) |
Tel: 49 58 54
Information |
SOS Animals (SOS Animaux) |
Tel: 58 35 91 Website |
Doctors
The
Collège Médical is the overseeing body for all medical doctors, dentists and pharmacists working in Luxembourg. The website can be used to search for a doctor specialising in any discipline. Many doctors in Luxembourg speak English although their receptionists may not.
- Search for a doctor by discipline or town, or a dentist or pharmacist by town in Luxembourg (in French)
Veterinarians
An emergency vet service for injured or ill animals is available at all times (24/7) across the Grand-Duchy. Most veterinarians speak fluent English.
Pharmacies
In general, pharmacies are open from 08:30-12:00 and 13:45-18:30. Each pharmacy will have a sign in the window with the address of the nearest all-night pharmacy and a list of pharmacies that close late. Most chemists speak English.
Hospitals
A list of on-duty hospitals, open for emergencies, is published every day on the last page of Tageblatt newspaper and is also available on the
LuxWeb website.
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg
At: 4 Ernest Barblé, L-1210 Luxembourg |
Tel: 44 11-1
Fax: 44 87 62
Website |
Hôpital Kirchberg
At: 9 rue Edward Steichen, L-2540 Luxembourg |
Tel: 24 68-1
Website |
Zithaklinik
At: 36 rue Ste Zithe, L-3763 Luxembourg |
Tel: 28 88-1
Website |
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Clinique d'Eich
At: 78 rue d'Eich, L-1460 Luxembourg |
Tel: 44 11 1-2
Fax: 42 17 42
Website |
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Maternité G-D Charlotte
At: 2 rue Federspiel, L-1512 Luxembourg |
Tel: 44 11 11
Fax: 44 11 37 56
Website |
Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg, Clinique Pédiatrique
At: 4 rue Ernest Barblé, L-1210 Luxembourg |
Tel: 44 11 31 33
Fax: 44 11 38 02
Website |
Glossary of Emergency Terms and Phrases
English |
French |
I have had an accident |
J'ai eu un accident |
I have had a car accident |
J'ai eu un accident de la route |
It's an emergency |
C'est une urgence |
I need an ambulance |
J'ai besoin d'une ambulance |
I need a doctor |
J'ai besoin d'un médecin |
I need the police |
J'ai besoin de la Police |
Call the fire services |
Appelez les pompiers |
I'm in labour |
Je suis en train d'accoucher |
Heart attack |
Crise cardiaque / infarctus |
Stroke |
AVC (Un accident vasculaire cérébral) |
Very sick |
Très malade |
Unconscious |
Inconscient |
Where is the nearest hospital? |
Où se trouve l'hopital le plus proche? |
Where is the nearest pharmacy |
Où se trouve la pharmacie la plus proche |
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