Emergency Phrases in English
These are English phrases and exclamations for use in emergencies and other difficult situations. Hopefully, you won't need to use them!
Note that in a genuine emergency, you can contact the emergency services in the UK by calling 999; the number to call in the USA and Canada is 911.
Emergency Phrases in English
Asking for help
Help!
Somebody help!
Can anyone help!
Please help me!
Help me!
I’m here.
I need a doctor. Somebody call a doctor!
I need the police. Someone call the police!
I need an ambulance. Someone call an ambulance!
Help! I can't swim!
Warning someone of danger
Look out!/ Watch out!
Be careful!
Fire
Fire!
Can you smell burning?
There’s a fire!
The building’s on fire!
Hurry!
Call/find an ambulance/ the police/ fire brigade!
Crime
Stop, thief!
There’s been a theft/ a burglary/ an accident!
Call the police!
I’ve been mugged/ attacked/ hit/ shot!
I’d like to report a theft/ a stolen briefcase.
My handbag/ wallet/ purse/ laptop/ phone’s been stolen.
Something has been stolen.
My car/house/apartment’s been broken into.
Comforting someone
Calm down!
Don’t worry.
Take it easy!
It’s gonna be fine/ okay/ alright/ good (soon)!
It won’t hurt.
I’ve got a steady hand.
Medical emergencies
Call an ambulance.
I need a doctor.
Take me to the hospital!
There’s been an accident.
Please hurry!
He’s not breathing.
Does anyone know how to do CPR?
(CPR: a life-saving technique used when someone has stopped breathing.)
I’ve cut/ burnt myself.
I’m having trouble breathing.
I can’t ...
breathe
see.
I’m choking.
My eyes are stinging.
I’ve been
hurt
injured.
Are you OK?
Is everyone OK?
I am allergic to _________.
Other difficult situations
I'm lost.
We're lost.
We don’t know where we are.
We’ve forgotten where we are staying.
I’ve forgotten the name of my hotel.
I’ve lost my ...
wallet
purse
camera.
I’ve been
stuck
locked inside.
I can't find my ...
keys
passport
phone.
Leave me alone, please!
Go away!
I’m ...
starving
so thirst
so tired
exhausted.
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