In an immediate, life-threatening emergency such as:
- Chest pain or chest tightness
- Sudden numbness or paralysis of the face, arm or leg
- Large burns
- Serious accidents
- Severe bleeding
- Difficulty breathing
- Extreme pain
- Unconsciousness
Call Triple Zero (000) and the call taker will help you.
If you need urgent care but it is not life-threatening
A dedicated nurse is ready to help you, day or night. Free service, no referral or medicare card required
Victorian Virtual Emergency Department (VVED) provides video consultations with emergency clinicians. The service is free, no referral or medicare card required.
You can also get help from
24/7 call on 1300 60 60 24
Call 13SICK (13 7425)
Search online to find a pharmacy nearby
Who you can call for help
Translated resources
Resources are available in multiple languages to help everyone understand important health information.
Who to call for help
- Who to call for help
- ?? ??? ??????? ?? ?????? ??? ???????? (Who to call for help) - Arabic
- 向谁寻求帮助 (Who to call for help) - Chinese simplified
- 可以打電話向誰求助 (Who to call for help) - Chinese traditional
- ?? ??? ?? ?????? ???? ??? ???? ???? (Who to call for help) - Dari
- Who to call for help - Easy English
- Ποιον να καλ?σετε για βο?θεια (Who to call for help) - Greek
- ?? ??? ?? ???? ??? ???? ?????? (Who to call for help) - Hazaragi
- ??? ?? ??? ???? ??? ????? (Who to call for help) - Hindi
- Chi chiamare per chiedere aiuto (Who to call for help) - Italian
- ???????????? ????????????????? (Who to call for help) - Karen
- Кого да повикате за помош (Who to call for help) - Macedonian
- ? ????? ????? ?? ?? ??? ???? (Who to call for help) - Pashto
- ???? ??? ?? ?? ??? ???? ?????? (Who to call for help) - Persian
- ??? ?? ?????? ??? ???? ?? (Who to call for help) - Punjabi
- Nani wa kupiga simu kwa msaada (Who to call for help) - Swahili
- ???? ??? ???? (Who to call for help) - Tigrinya
- G?i cho ai ?? ???c giúp ?? (Who to call for help) - Ti?ng Vi?t (Vietnamese)
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