Emergencies · Health
call an ambulance
request emergency transport
To call an ambulance means to ask emergency medical workers to come and help.
This vs that
Call an ambulance.
Call a taxi.
Hear it in real life
Should we move her?
No, don't move her. I'll call an ambulance.
He fell badly, so I called an ambulance straight away.
Which sounds natural?
Psst — which one would you actually say?
This short imperative is the natural way to respond to a serious medical emergency.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: We called to an ambulance.
Say: We called an ambulance.
Call takes the ambulance directly as its object here.
Say it together
Whole chunks natives use with it.
call an ambulance for ___
Someone should call an ambulance for that injured cyclist.
I called an ambulance for my neighbour when he collapsed.
Phrases to borrow
More for talking about emergencies.
call for help
Call for help if anyone is trapped inside.
get to safety
Everyone managed to get to safety.
Emergencies words
Health · Emergencies: the words around “call an ambulance”.
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Your turn: say it out loud
Call an ambulance.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
call an ambulance
request emergency transport
“He fell badly, so I called an ambulance straight away.”
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