EMERGENCY SERVICES - 108

1-0-8 Emergency Response Service is a 24X7 emergency service for medical, police and fire emergencies. The service is available for the entire state of Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Goa ,Tamilnadu, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Assam, Meghalaya and Madhya Pradesh.

The main highlights are: 

•  It is a 24x7 emergency service.
• Toll Free number accessible from landline or mobile Emergency help will reach you in an average of 18 minutes

1-0-8  is dialed for the purposes mentioned below:

• To save a life
• To report a crime in progress 
• To report a fire

 108 Emergency Response Services has also signed MOU with over 6800 hospitals which provide initial stabilization free of cost for the first 24 hours. 

Types of Emergencies:       

Medical Emergencies	Police Emergencies	Fire Emergencies
Serious Injuries	Robbery / Theft / Burglary	Burns
Cardiac arrests	Street Fights	Fire breakouts
Stroke	Property Conflicts	Industrial fire hazards
Respiratory	Self - inflicted injuries / Attempted suicides
Diabetics	Theft
Maternal/Neonatal/Pediatric	Fighting
Epilepsy	Public Nuisance
Unconsciousness	Missing
Animal bites	Kidnappings
High Fever	Traffic Problems ( Traffic Jams or Rallies, raasta rokos etc )
Infections	Forceful actions, riots etc

Do not call 1-0-8 if there is no ‘serious people emergency’. It is not a number for enquiry or information gathering. Do not play around by dialing 1-0-8 as a joke. Otherwise a call in real emergency could be blocked and a life will be lost. If you happen to call 1-0-8 by accident then do not hang up until the officer asks you to do so. 
Source:http://www.emri.in/content/view/24/59/