Ambulance Service - SAAS
SA Ambulance Service (SAAS) is dedicated to providing emergency medical patient care and transport.
If it is a medical emergency call Triple Zero (000) now.
In a Mental Health emergency, call 13 14 65.
South Australia’s ambulance and emergency medical services provides emergency medical assistance, treatment and transport, non-urgent patient transport and high-quality patient care to the people of South Australia.
Triple Zero (000) is a free call from any phone, mobile or phone box.
Stay calm, speak clearly and answer all of the call-takers questions to ensure we can send the most appropriate ambulance resource to your emergency.
Our highly trained call -takers will calmly talk you through what you need to do in your specific emergency. They can even help you perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) and other first-aid treatments while you wait for the ambulance to arrive.
Additional questions will then be asked by the operator depending on what has happened.
For assistance in a mental health emergency, contact the mental health triage service - telephone 13 14 65 available 24 hours, seven days a week.
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