## The three numbers to remember - **112:** police emergencies and threats to safety or property. - **119:** fire, rescue and medical emergencies/ambulance. - **1330:** Korea Travel Helpline for travel information, interpretation and tourist complaints; it is not a substitute for emergency dispatch. If someone is in immediate danger, call 112 or 119 first rather than trying to solve the language problem through a tourism service. ## If you do not speak Korean VISITKOREA’s disaster-safety guidance says callers to 112 or 119 can ask for English or an interpreter. Give your location as clearly as possible using a nearby building name, road address or smartphone GPS. ## What 1330 is useful for 1330 provides travel information, multilingual assistance and tourist complaint support by phone and online chat. It is useful when the situation is not life-threatening but you need help understanding a transport issue, communicating with a tourism business or reporting a travel-service problem. ## Other useful numbers - **1345:** immigration and visa-related help. - **02-120 / +82-2-731-2120:** Seoul’s Dasan Call Center; foreign-language support is available during published service hours. - **1339:** infectious-disease and health-information support is listed by VISITKOREA; for an acute medical emergency use 119. ## If you need medical care Many large Korean hospitals operate international health-care centers or interpretation support. For severe symptoms or an emergency, call 119. For a non-emergency clinic or pharmacy question, 1330 can help with travel interpretation and local guidance, but it does not replace medical advice. ## If you lose something or are a victim of crime For theft, assault or immediate police assistance, call 112. Keep a copy of your passport details, travel insurance information and important card-blocking numbers somewhere separate from the originals. ## A useful emergency routine 1. Get to a safe place if possible. 2. Call 112 or 119 for immediate danger. 3. State or show your location. 4. Ask for an interpreter if needed. 5. After the urgent situation is controlled, use 1330, your embassy/consulate, insurer or hotel for follow-up assistance. ## Do not wait for perfect translation In a serious emergency, the priority is to make contact and communicate location and type of danger. A short phrase such as “English please” or “Interpreter please,” combined with GPS location, is more useful than delaying the call while searching for a perfect translated sentence.