You must call 911 in the following cases:

• When someone’s life or health is in danger
  • Childbirth
  • Seizures
  • Respiratory distress
  • Electric shock
  • Choking
  • Hemorrhage (internal and external bleeding)
  • Drowning
  • Fainting
  • Allergic reaction (itching, difficulty breathing or swallowing, skin rash)

• You witness a serious accident or criminal act
• A person needs to be transported by ambulance
• A person needs immediate assistance and must be taken to the emergency room

If in doubt, call 911. 
For more information, visit the  Urgences-santé website.