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Call 112 for the general European emergency line, 155 for medical rescue, 158 for police or 150 for fire services. Záchranka is the Czech emergency and mountain-rescue companion and is particularly useful for hiking, cycling or driving outside cities. After phone-number verification, its medical SOS flow can send the user's location and saved health information to the 155 dispatch center, then it asks the user to confirm the voice call. The operator cannot dispatch help until the call is connected. If data is weak, the app can fall back to an encrypted SMS, but it still needs some mobile signal. It also provides a cannot-talk text flow, mountain-rescue contact, nearby emergency points and trip or guardian tools. Configure and test it before an emergency, allow the necessary location and communication permissions and keep the phone charged. Store availability for foreign accounts has changed during 2026 and official help pages are not fully consistent, so install it only if the legitimate listing is available to your App Store or Play account. Never sideload an emergency app from an unknown website. The direct emergency numbers work without it and remain the fallback. In mountains or protected areas, the app does not replace weather, closure, trail or daylight checks. Save travel-insurance, accommodation, embassy or consulate, card-blocking and transport contacts offline, and carry the accommodation address outside the phone.
Czech emergency and mountain-rescue app for location-assisted calls, cannot-talk contact and nearby emergency points.
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