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Myth: Dial 112 anywhere in the world to reach emergency services, or dial #77 to reach highway patrol anywhere in the U.S.
True or false? Mostly false. You've probably heard a variation of this story: a woman gets pulled over by unmarked car, suspects the cop is a fake, calls one of these numbers and is connected to a local police force that tells her that he is, in fact, a fake, and she escapes. First off, neither of these numbers will automatically connect you to someone who can tell you right away that you're in danger. Calling #77 in some parts of the U.S. will connect you to the local highway patrol, but in many areas it won't. The solution? Dial 911. It will connect you every time and it's the same amount of keystrokes. The other is that 112 is a worldwide emergency mobile number that you can call from any location if you're in trouble. Well, you can call 112 in many foreign countries, as it is the standard emergency number, especially from GSM phones in roaming areas, but the number will not work in the U.S. Again, stick to 911 domestically, and, go online to find out what the local emergency number is in another country before you leave the U.S..
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Subscribe to commentshogglewareagleMar 16th 2008 7:40PM
My daughter is a nurse and she tells me that when giving an EKG and gets an unclear reading, she tells the patient to turn off their phone< her reading clears up immediately and she gets an accurate EKG. So, while that will not kill you it can be quite frustrating to the nurse or technician trying to care for their patient.
JosephMar 22nd 2008 2:31PM
It *is* true that any GSM phone anywhere in the world can use 112 to summon emergency services. It's part of the GSM specification. Because GSM was originally designed as a standard for Europe 112 was enabled as the emergency number. If you use 112 in a country that does not have a centralized emergency reporting system calls get routed to the police generally. The point is though that 112 does work for GSM phones anywhere in the world where you use a GSM system.
GarryMar 24th 2008 11:24AM
Won't say they are wrong,but i tried this. Punched in 112 - it rang, i hung up. With in 10 seconds, my phone rang and it was my local 911 calling me back to see if i needed help. They say it's false, ok. Just like the star 3370 pound one. It worked for me also. Maybe i have a special phone or something, yea.