Emergency Numbers, SOS & Helplines in Brussels, Belgium

Emergency services: the numbers to call for Fire, Police and Ambulance. Also drug help, poisons and emergency doctors and hospitals.

Citizens of Brussels can find many essential and emergency contact details on the Brussels municipal website (in English, French, Dutch, German and Spanish)
There is also the Infobel online directory, which provides information and emergency numbers

National Emergency Services

Service	Telephone
Medical Service (Service médical d'urgence / Medische spoeddienst)	100
Police (Police Fédérale / Federale politie)	101
Fire Service (Pompiers / Medische spoeddienst)	100
Pan-European emergency number (calls are free from any mobile cellular of fixed-line telephone)	112 Website

Crisis & Help Lines

Service	Telephone
Community Help Service Helpline 24 hour crisis and information service in English	Tel: 02 648 40 14 Website
Tele Onthaal - Crisis Helpline Support and advice for all crises	Tel: 106 Website (in Dutch)
Télé-Accueil - Crisis Helpline Support and advice for all crises	Tel: 107 Website (in French)
Telefonhilfe - Crisis Helpline Support and advice for all crises	Tel: 108 Website (in German)
SOS Solitude - Crisis Helpline Monday to Friday from 09:00-18:00	Tel: 02 548 98 08
Drugs Helpline	Tel: 02 227 52 52 Website (in French)
HIV/AIDS	Tel: 0800 20 120 Website (in French)
Child Abuse/Childfocus (24/24)	Tel: 110 Website
Children's Helpline	Tel: 103 Website
Victim Support Agency	Tel: 02 537 66 10
Cancer Helpline	Tel: 0800 15 800
Suicide/Crisis Line	Tel: 0800 32 123
Red Cross	Tel: 105
Anti-Poison	Tel: 070 245 245 Website (Dutch & French)
Burns Unit	Tel: 071 448 000
Emergency Doctor	Tel: 1307 Tel: 02 479 18 18 (Brussels only)
Emergency Veterinary Service	Tel: 02 479 99 90
Pharmacy/Chemist On Duty	Tel: 09 001 05 00 / 07 066 01 60

Sea Rescue (Services de secours en mer)

In the event of an emergency in Belgian waters: radio or telephone for help.

Local emergency numbers for sea emergencies (Services de secours en mer) are as follows:

Blankenberge Emergency number	Tel: 05 042 98 42
Blankenberge Information number	Tel: 05 041 97 97
Nieuwpoort	Tel: 05 823 30 00
Osstende	Tel: 05 970 11 00
Zeebrugge	Tel: 05 054 50 72

Hospitals with accident and emergency rooms

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire/Universitair Verplegingscentrum Brugmann At: Place Van Gehuchten 4, 1020 Brussels	Tel: 02 477 20 01 (emergencies adults) Tel: 02 477 31 00 (emergencies children) Website
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire St-Pierre/Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint-Pieter At: Rue Haute 322, 1000 Brussels	Tel: 02 535 42 20 (emergencies adults) Tel: 02 535 42 79 (emergencies children) Website
Clinique St Jean/Kliniek Sint-Jan At: Boulevard du Jardin Botanique 32, 1000 Brussels	Tel: 02 221 91 12
Cliniques de l'Europe - Ste Elisabeth At: Ave. De Fré 206, 1180 Brussels	Tel: 02 373 16 00 Website
Hôpital Académique de l'Université Libre de Bruxelles (U.L.B, Hôpital Erasme/Academisch Ziekenhuis van de Université Libre de Bruxelles) At: Route de Lennik 808, 1070 Brussels	Tel: 02 555 34 05
Hôpital Universitaire des Enfants Reine Fabiola/Universitair Kinderziekenhuis Koningin Fabiola At: Avenue J. J. Crocq 15, 1020 Brussels	Tel: 02 477 31 00

Residents in the Brussels area can find information on health facilities, a full list of emergency hospitals and links on the Brussels municipal website
For hospitals and clinics in the capital (without accident and emergency departments): Click here

24-hour pharmacies

Twelve of the twenty-four duty chemists in Brussels stay open after 23:00. They are located throughout the city so as to ensure that there is one within five kilometres of every address.

To find the duty chemists open between 23:00-09:00:

Consult the Pharmacie/Apotheek website (in French & Dutch), then type in a postcode to find a local pharmacy on duty
Tel: 07 066 01 60 / 09 001 05 00
For special vaccines, serums and gamma globulins out of hours, consult:
Clinique Générale Saint-Jean
At: Rue du Marais 114, 1000 Brussels

Local doctors and dentists

For a list of medical professionals (including doctors and dentists) in the Brussels area, visit the US Embassy website

Glossary of Emergency Terms & Phrases

English	French	Dutch
Accident	Accident	ongeluk
Emergency	Urgence	spoedgeval
I need an ambulance	J'ai besoin d'une ambulance	Ik heb een ziekenwagen nodig
I need a doctor	Il me faut un médécin	Ik heb een doctor nodig
I need the police	J'ai besoin de la police	Ik heb de politie nodig
Heart attack	Crise cardiaque	Haartaanval
Stroke	Un accident vasculaire cérébral	Beroerte
Very sick	Très malade	Heel ziek
Unconscious	Sans connaissance	Buitenbewustijn