Emergency Contacts & Safety
Essential emergency information and contacts for your Camino de Santiago journey
🚨 Emergency Numbers
🏥 Medical Services
🛡️ Safety Information
🚨 EMERGENCY: 112 (Works in ALL EU countries)
This number works from any phone, including locked phones, and connects you to police, fire, and medical services in your local language.
Medical Emergency
112 - Ambulance, hospital
061 - Medical emergencies (Spain)
+34 902 102 112 - Poison control
Police & Security
112 - All emergencies
091 - National Police (Spain)
062 - Civil Guard (Spain)
Fire & Rescue
112 - Fire service
085 - Fire Brigade (Spain)
Mountain rescue included
📞 Emergency Numbers by Country
🇪🇸 Spain (Most of Camino)
| All Emergencies: | 112 |
| Medical Emergency: | 061 |
| National Police: | 091 |
| Civil Guard: | 062 |
| Fire Service: | 085 |
| Traffic Accidents: | 062 |
| Maritime Rescue: | 902 202 202 |
🇵🇹 Portugal (Camino Portugués)
| All Emergencies: | 112 |
| PSP Police: | 112 or local |
| GNR Police: | 112 or local |
| Fire Service: | 112 |
| Medical Emergency: | 112 |
| Tourist Police: | 213 421 634 |
| Forest Fires: | 117 |
🇫🇷 France (Starting Routes)
| All Emergencies: | 112 |
| SAMU (Medical): | 15 |
| Police: | 17 |
| Fire Service: | 18 |
| Mountain Rescue: | 112 |
| Poison Control: | 01 40 05 48 48 |
| Tourist Police: | 08 00 88 71 12 |
🏥 Medical Services & Hospitals
🏥 Major Hospitals Along Camino Routes
| City | Hospital | Phone | Route |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santiago de Compostela | Hospital Clínico Universitario | 981 950 000 | All routes |
| León | Hospital de León | 987 237 400 | Francés |
| Burgos | Hospital Universitario de Burgos | 947 281 800 | Francés |
| Pamplona | Hospital de Navarra | 848 422 222 | Francés |
| Porto | Hospital de São João | 225 512 100 | Portugués |
| Viana do Castelo | Hospital de Viana do Castelo | 258 802 100 | Portugués |
🏥 Types of Medical Facilities
- Hospital: Full medical services, emergency rooms
- Centro de Salud: Local health centers (Spain)
- Centro de Saúde: Health centers (Portugal)
- Farmacia/Pharmacie: Pharmacies (common, green cross sign)
- Urgencias: Emergency departments
📋 What to Bring to Medical Facilities
- Passport or ID: Required for registration
- EHIC Card: EU citizens (free treatment)
- Travel Insurance: Policy details and emergency contact
- Medication list: Current prescriptions and allergies
- Emergency contacts: Family/friends
💰 Medical Costs
- EU Citizens: Free with EHIC card
- Emergency treatment: Usually free for all
- GP visit: €50-100 without insurance
- Hospital emergency: €150-300
- Travel insurance: Usually covers everything
🏛️ Embassies & Consulates
📍 Consulates in Major Camino Cities
🏛️ Santiago de Compostela Consulates
🇺🇸 US: Honorary Consul
📞 981 522 100
🇬🇧 UK: Honorary Consul
📞 981 521 071
🇩🇪 Germany: Honorary Consul
📞 981 593 078
🇫🇷 France: Honorary Consul
📞 981 571 778
🇮🇹 Italy: Honorary Consul
📞 981 594 849
🇳🇱 Netherlands: Honorary Consul
📞 981 522 100
🏛️ Madrid (Full Embassies)
- 🇺🇸 US Embassy: 915 872 200
- 🇬🇧 UK Embassy: 917 146 300
- 🇨🇦 Canadian Embassy: 914 233 250
- 🇦🇺 Australian Embassy: 913 536 600
- 🇩🇪 German Embassy: 915 579 000
- 🇫🇷 French Embassy: 914 238 900
🏛️ Porto Consulates
- 🇺🇸 US Consulate: 226 176 910
- 🇬🇧 UK Consulate: 226 184 789
- 🇫🇷 French Consulate: 226 094 810
- 🇩🇪 German Consulate: 226 166 854
- 🇪🇸 Spanish Consulate: 226 177 260
- 🇧🇷 Brazilian Consulate: 226 097 700
🆘 Emergency Consular Services
What Consulates CAN Help With:
- Lost/stolen passport replacement
- Emergency contact with family
- Legal assistance referrals
- Emergency loans (limited cases)
- Medical emergency coordination
What Consulates CANNOT Do:
- Pay medical bills or expenses
- Provide legal representation
- Get you out of jail
- Investigate crimes
- Provide travel funding
🚨 Common Emergency Scenarios
⚡ Emergency Action Plans
🏥 Medical Emergency
- Call 112 immediately
- State your location clearly
- Describe the emergency
- Follow dispatcher instructions
- Have your documents ready
- Contact travel insurance
- Notify emergency contact at home
🔒 Theft/Lost Documents
- Report to police (091 or 112)
- Get police report (denuncia)
- Contact your bank/credit cards
- Contact consulate for passport
- Notify travel insurance
- Check with albergue for lost items
- Cancel/replace cards immediately
🌩️ Severe Weather
- Seek immediate shelter
- Stay away from metal objects
- Avoid exposed ridges/peaks
- Wait out the storm safely
- Check weather forecasts daily
- Consider rest day in bad weather
- Contact albergue if delayed
🚶♂️ Lost on Route
- Stop and stay calm
- Check your last known position
- Use GPS/maps app
- Retrace your steps if safe
- Look for Camino markers
- Ask locals for directions
- Call 112 if truly lost
💔 Serious Injury
- Don't move if spine injury
- Call 112 immediately
- Apply first aid if trained
- Keep injured person warm
- Monitor breathing/consciousness
- Flag down other pilgrims
- Stay with injured person
⚠️ Personal Safety
- Trust your instincts
- Stay in populated areas
- Walk with other pilgrims
- Avoid walking at night
- Keep valuables hidden
- Don't accept rides from strangers
- Report suspicious behavior
📱 Emergency Apps & Digital Safety
📱 Essential Emergency Apps
- SOS Emergency: Automatic location sharing
- What3Words: Precise location identification
- First Aid by Red Cross: Emergency procedures
- AlertCops: Spanish police reporting app
- 112 España: Official emergency app
- Maps.me: Offline maps with location
🔋 Digital Preparedness
- Download offline maps before remote sections
- Keep power bank charged (20,000mAh recommended)
- Save emergency contacts to phone lock screen
- Enable location services for emergency use
- Screenshot important info for offline access
- Set up ICE contacts (In Case of Emergency)
☁️ Digital Backups
- Cloud storage: Scan all documents
- Email copies: Send documents to yourself
- Share location: Family tracking apps
- Insurance apps: Digital policy access
- Medical info: Digital health records
- Emergency plan: Share with family
📝 Emergency Contact Information Template
Save this information in your phone's emergency contacts and keep a written copy:
- Emergency Services: 112
- Travel Insurance: [Your number]
- Home Emergency Contact: [Name & number]
- Your Consulate: [Local number]
- Medical Conditions: [List any]
- Medications: [Current prescriptions]
- Blood Type: [If known]
- Allergies: [Any allergies]
📞 Emergency Contacts Quick Reference
🚨 ALL EMERGENCIES
112
Works in all EU countries from any phone