Emergency

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For telephone numbers to call in an emergency in various countries, see Emergency telephone number.

An emergency is a situation that poses an immediate threat to human life or serious damage to property. A false report of an emergency is usually a crime.

Contents 1 Forms of emergency 2 See also 3 Miscellaneous 4 The Emergency

Forms of emergency

• crime such as a violent crime in progress;
• fire;
• maritime emergency;
• medical emergency;
• natural disasters such as:
  • earthquake;
  • flood;
  • tornado;
  • tsunami;
  • volcanic eruption;
• state of emergency declared by a government during some disaster such as a terrorist attack or declaration of war.

See also

• call for help
• emergency service
• emergency telephone number
• emergency management
• emergency preparedness

Miscellaneous

• Emergency (NGO), an Italian NGO, founded by the medician Gino Strada, which aim is to help civil victims of armed conflicts.
• Emergency!, a popular 1970s American TV series about a paramedic unit in Los Angeles.
• Emergency (TV show), an Australian TV show that aired in the late 50's.
• Emergency (GMA 7), a late- night show of GMA 7 hosted by Arnold Clavio.
• Emergency!, a computer game.

The Emergency

The Emergency may refer to:

• Indian Emergency, Indian state of emergency from 1975-1977 declared by Indira Gandhi
• The Emergency, time in Ireland during WWII
• Malayan Emergency lasting from 1948-1960, during which there was a Communist insurgency.

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