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• First aid

  Find out what to do in emergency situations such as anaphylaxis, bleeding, burns and scalds, choking, drowning, electrocution, fractures, heart attacks, poisoning, shock and stroke.

• How to find an emergency or urgent NHS dentist appointment

  If you need emergency, urgent or out-of-hours dental care, contact NHS 111 or a dentist.

• How to organise transport to and from hospital

  If it's not an emergency you'll normally be expected to make your own way there.

• Find urgent and emergency care services

• Find contraception services

  Find contraception services, including emergency contraception, near you.

• When to call 999

  Find out when to call 999 in an emergency.

• Vomiting blood

  Find out what can cause vomiting blood and when it might be a medical emergency.

• Priapism (painful erections)

  If it lasts for more than 3 to 4 hours, go to A&E to prevent permanent damage.

• Subarachnoid haemorrhage

  A subarachnoid haemorrhage is a rare but life-threatening type of stroke that needs emergency treatment.

• Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) - Complications

  Catastrophic antiphospholipid syndrome (CAPS) is a rare and potentially life-threatening complication of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) that needs emergency treatment.