What to do if you get ill on holiday abroad

When planning your holiday, it's always worth
 preparing in case you experience health issues abroad
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We all hope it never happens, but what do you do if you or a companion is taken seriously ill, or has an accident on holiday? What kind of treatment can you expect, how do you make sure you get it and how do you pay for it? And what happens if you need to be flown home in an air ambulance? Here are your questions answered.

1. Dealing with a medical emergency

Our table below shows the emergency numbers for calling an ambulance in 35 different countries. It is likely that you will be able to get through to someone who speaks at least some English, but you might do well to ask a local passerby to help, or make the call for you so there is no uncertainty about the nature of the problem or the location of the patient. Emergency numbers for all countries are on the destination pages of the FCDO website.

By Nick Trend.

Full story at Yahoo News.