If you are currently experiencing any of the following please ring 999
- Signs of a heart attack – pain like a very tight band, heavy weight or squeezing in the centre of your chest or any pain that moves into your jaw, your neck or down your left arm
- Signs of a stroke – face drooping on one side, can’t hold both arms up, difficulty speaking, or weakness or numbness on one side of your body
- Severe difficulty breathing – gasping, not being able to get words out, choking or lips turning blue
- Heavy bleeding that won’t stop – uncontrollable bleeding from any part of your body
- Severe injuries – including deep cuts after a serious accident
- Poisoning – you have swallowed something you should not have (medicines, batteries, household chemicals
- Seizure (fit) – someone is shaking or jerking because of a fit, or is unconscious (can’t be woken up)