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We can VERIFY that there's no national silent emergency number in the U.S. In the U.K., if you call 999 in a situation where you can’t speak, pressing 55 transfers you to the police. But in the ...

Professor Sir Stephen Powis called on the public to call 999 even if the first sign of a stroke doesn’t seem like an emergency, saying swift action “could help save and protect many more lives”.

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We can VERIFY that there's no national silent emergency number in the U.S. In the U.K., if you call 999 in a situation where you can’t speak, pressing 55 transfers you to the police. But in the ...

Professor Sir Stephen Powis called on the public to call 999 even if the first sign of a stroke doesn’t seem like an emergency, saying swift action “could help save and protect many more lives”.

In the United States, the emergency number is 911, not 999, and there’s not a similar nationwide silent call extension. Dialing 999 then 55 will only work in the U.K.