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### title
Emergency Medical: 112, SOR, Ambulance

### summary
[🆘](112|Any Emergency)
[🏥](999|Ambulance)

### description
Emergency medical care is for life‑threatening and urgent cases. Call 112 (free) or go to SOR (hospital emergency department).

> Help is provided even without insurance. Give your location, symptoms, and phone number.
> ** Phone information NFZ: ** 800 190 590 - working hours 24/7

### When to call 112/999
Call immediately for: chest pain, stroke symptoms (face droop, arm weakness, speech trouble), severe shortness of breath, heavy bleeding, major burns, loss of consciousness, severe injuries, seizures, anaphylaxis.

**Steps in an emergency:**
1. **Call 112** or 999 (ambulance). Describe what happened, where, and the patient’s state.
2. **Follow dispatcher instructions.** Start first aid if asked. Do not hang up first.
3. **Go to SOR** if safe to self‑transport and symptoms are severe (chest pain, stroke signs, severe injury, big burns, loss of consciousness, heavy bleeding).
4. **Bring documents** (ID, medication list). If unavailable, you still get help.

### After‑hours urgent care (NiŚOZ) and TPK
For urgent but non‑life‑threatening issues between 18:00–08:00 and on weekends/holidays, use Night and Holiday Care (Nocna i Świąteczna Opieka Zdrowotna) or call the First Contact Teleplatform (TPK) at 800 137 200. You may receive a phone consultation, e‑prescription, or be directed to a clinic.

### Terms and costs
- Emergency interventions are free; further treatment costs depend on insurance

### Triage at SOR
Upon arrival, nurses assess urgency. You may wait if your condition is less urgent than others. Follow staff instructions and do not leave without notifying them.

### common mistakes
**Calling for non‑urgent cases**
Use GP/clinic for non‑urgent care
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**Wrong address info**
Share exact location/landmark and call‑back number
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**Driving with unstable condition**
Wait for ambulance if in doubt

### addresses
[Hospital emergency departments (SOR)](https://www.google.com/maps/place/SOR%2C%20Poland)

### links
[Emergency number 112 info](https://www.gov.pl/web/112)
[Patient information](https://pacjent.gov.pl/)
[After‑hours care (NiŚOZ)](https://pacjent.gov.pl/aktualnosc/nocna-i-swiateczna-opieka-zdrowotna)
[TPK – First Contact Teleplatform](https://pacjent.gov.pl/aktualnosc/teleplatforma-pierwszego-kontaktu)

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cities:
- Warsaw
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### addresses
- [Mazowiecki Szpital Bródnowski](https://maps.app.goo.gl/i9dTxKA326dVdqcf6)
- [Międzyleski Szpital Specjalistyczny](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ffAvpmdrjFcHr4ik6)
- [Państwowy Instytut Medyczny MSWiA](https://maps.app.goo.gl/8icDbyxBzez9jBEu5)
- [Szpital Bielański](https://maps.app.goo.gl/7Tc5zt8rGM4dsDhu9)
- [Szpital Czerniakowski](https://maps.app.goo.gl/DxqhZ7DkCg9jXw33A)
- [Szpital Dziecięcy im. prof. Bogdanowicza (kids)](https://maps.app.goo.gl/E46d63xiATrbiRFy6)
- [Szpital Praski](https://maps.app.goo.gl/zBySwmp5Xzi9Bdhm6)
- [Szpital Wolski](https://maps.app.goo.gl/8z3V59N6t829GHsf7)
- [Uniwersyteckie Centrum Kliniczne WUM](https://maps.app.goo.gl/LFBm26e95X5Y9LfJ7)
- [UCK WUM - Centrum Urazowe dla Dzieci (kids)](https://maps.app.goo.gl/vRR13az1vSu6mUsV9)
- [Warszawski Szpital Południowy](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ASTSwaDsc3uRwqpA7)
- [Wojskowy Instytut Medyczny](https://maps.app.goo.gl/ckgcQiLr6FQ99Yz17)

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