0-3
Encyclopedia
0-3 is the landline
emergency telephone number
used in Russia
, Kazakhstan
(and possibly elsewhere in the CIS
) for summoning emergency medical service. Even if an ambulance
is not otherwise marked with other logo such as Star of Life
or red cross they will prominently display this telephone number.
As of 2007, the 03 telephone number is in process of being replaced with 103 in some countries/regions, with plans to be eventually displaced by 112 in future.
Landline
A landline was originally an overland telegraph wire, as opposed to an undersea cable. Currently, landline refers to a telephone line which travels through a solid medium, either metal wire or optical fibre, as distinguished from a mobile cellular line, where transmission is via radio waves...
emergency telephone number
Emergency telephone number
Many countries' public telephone networks have a single emergency telephone number, sometimes known as the universal emergency telephone number or occasionally the emergency services number, that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. The emergency telephone number may...
used in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
(and possibly elsewhere in the CIS
Commonwealth of Independent States
The Commonwealth of Independent States is a regional organization whose participating countries are former Soviet Republics, formed during the breakup of the Soviet Union....
) for summoning emergency medical service. Even if an ambulance
Ambulance
An ambulance is a vehicle for transportation of sick or injured people to, from or between places of treatment for an illness or injury, and in some instances will also provide out of hospital medical care to the patient...
is not otherwise marked with other logo such as Star of Life
Star of Life
The Star of Life is a blue, six-pointed star, outlined with a white border which features the Rod of Asclepius in the center, originally designed and governed by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
or red cross they will prominently display this telephone number.
As of 2007, the 03 telephone number is in process of being replaced with 103 in some countries/regions, with plans to be eventually displaced by 112 in future.