Talk:Key:emergency:phone

Universal Phone Number on Defibrillators

Defibrillator that requires calling 999 to open.

In the defibrillator page, emergency:phone=* is listed as an ‽ Important related tag with the description: "Emergency number responsible in this area".

This page, however, states "you should not map objects with universal emergency numbers".

There are defibrillators that require calling the universal emergency number to unlock, with that number shown on the box.

@Hocu, I noticed you added this section in Special:Diff/2947652. What would be your intention for this case? Cheers, Starfizzure (talk) 03:58, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

Also tagging @Chnuessli who added emergency:phone=* in Special:Diff/2038659. Tagging @De vries as well, from Special:Diff/1076525, in case you're interested 12 years later.

Cheers, Starfizzure (talk) 04:13, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

I think it is reasonable to tag the emergency number for this area. In the swiss case, the same number is responsible for the whole country, so this is why i've added it to most of the defis. Chnuessli (talk) 05:23, 26 October 2026 (UTC)

I agree. The reasoning says mapping universal emergency numbers for local objects could result in non-emergency calls blocking emergency calls, which I don't believe is a concern for a defibrillator, as I assume anyone using it would be in an emergency situation.

I think that paragraph about universal emergency numbers was intended for buildings with an emergency number that gets you directly into contact with them (such as police stations, hospitals and fire stations).

That paragraph was added to Key:phone by @TobiasSchwarz in Special:Diff/1534098 around 8 years prior, before it was added to Key:emergency:phone (diff). Cheers, Starfizzure (talk) 05:57, 26 October 2026 (UTC)