General health
At AskDr, we care deeply about our community, and this translates to wanting you to get the right help and support you need for your well-being.
If you may be having a medical emergency, call 995 (or your local emergency number) or your healthcare provider immediately.
If you or someone you know feel threatened or in danger, call 999 or your local law enforcement agency immediately.
We urge you to reach out to the numerous organisations with trained professionals ready to help you deal with different types of situations. Getting the right help you need and feeling your best is important to us.
Examples of severe problems which you need to see your Doctor in-person for instead:
- Chest pain of any kind
- Giddiness, Light headedness, Vertigo (sensation of room spinning around you)
- Breathlessness, Wheezing
- Severe pain of any kind (e.g. bad headache, ear pain)
- New/undiagnosed injury or bleeding
- High fever
- Severe/wide-spread rashes
- Severe diarrhea/blood in stools
- Emotional disturbance, changes in perception (e.g. seeing/hearing things that others cannot)
Emergency Services
Singapore
- Police Emergencies: 999
- Police Emergency SMS: 71999
- Police Hotline: 1800 255 0000
- SCDF Ambulance and Fire Service: 995
- Non-Emergency Ambulance Service: 1777
- Traffic Police Information Hotline: 6547 0000
Malaysia
- Ambulance: 999
- Fire Service: 994
- Police Emergencies: 999
Indonesia
- Ambulance: 118
- Fire Service: 113
- Police Emergencies: 110
Philippines
Vietnam
- Ambulance: 05
- Fire Service: 08
- Police Emergencies: 03
India
- Ambulance: 102
- Fire Service: 101
- Police Emergencies: 100, 103 (traffic accident)
Bangladesh
- Ambulance: 199
- Fire Service: 9 555 555
- Police Emergencies: 866 551‐3
Sri Lanka
- Ambulance: 1 691095, 699935
Israel
- Ambulance: 101
- Fire Service: 102
- Police Emergencies: 100
Hong Kong
United States
Canada
United Kingdom
Australia
- Ambulance: 000 (112 on cell phone)