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emergency services

[ɪˈmɜːrdʒənsi ˈsɜːrvɪsɪz]
noun
serviços de emergência
1. Public services and organizations that respond to emergencies, including police, fire department, ambulance, and rescue services
Call emergency services immediately if someone is injured.
Ligue para os serviços de emergência imediatamente se alguém estiver ferido.
2. Rapid-response teams equipped to handle urgent situations and provide immediate assistance
Emergency services arrived at the scene within five minutes.
Os serviços de emergência chegaram ao local em cinco minutos.
Synonyms
first respondersrescue servicesemergency personnel

Regional Variations

General Brazilian
serviços de emergência
Standard term used across Brazil
São Paulo
serviços de emergência / atendimento de emergência
Both terms commonly used
Rio de Janeiro
serviços de emergência
Standard usage
Portugal
serviços de emergência / proteção civil
Proteção Civil is commonly used alongside or instead of emergency services

Related Idioms & Phrases

call emergency services
emergency services hotline
emergency response team
emergency personnel dispatch
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