24/7 Doctor: 31 00 31

Alcoholics Anonymous: 787 51 88

Tape-recorded message in English.

American Hotline: 0177 814 1510

Ambulance: 112
(Rettungswagen)


This connects you to the Fire Dept, who will send out an abulance. This number should only be used in cases of acute or life threatening illness or injury.

Emergency Dental: 89 00 43 33
(Notzahnarzt)


The service provides the numbers of dentists on call. They can generally speak passable English. They will arrange a time to meet in their office. Times are typically as follows: 19:00-8:00, weekends and holidays from 10:00-12:00 and 16:00-18:00; Wednesday and Friday afternoons from 16:00-18:00.

Emergency Doctor: 31 00 31; 19720
(Notarzt)


24-hours, 7 days a week they make house calls! They speak English!
A Service of the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians

Emergency Medications: 01189
(Apotheken-Notdienst)


Medications are available 24-hours a day through the emergency pharmacy service. Each pharmacy publishes a list of the after-hours pharmacies in your district. The free district weekly papers publish the same list.

After-hours pharmacies are locked. Ring the bell. You will have to wait on the sidewalk while they fill the prescription. The service costs a bit extra, but can be billed. Or in more serious cases, have it delivered.

International Emergency Hotline: 31003-222, -243
(Gesundheitslotsendienst)


Berlin city service connecting internationals with doctors of the respective languages: English, French, Turkish, Russian, Italian and many others. The American Women's Club in Berlin report their are more than 700 foreign doctors in Berlin.

They need the following information:
- Name
- Telephone where they can reach you
- Exact Address: district, street, number, floor
- Age of victim
- Description of symptoms and accident

Poison Control: 19240
(Beratungsstelle für Vergiftungserscheinungen)

Pulsstasse 3-7,

24-hour service!

Police: 110


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