National
Helplines
Police – 117 / 112
Ambulance – 144 / 112
Fire – 118 / 112
Poison control – 145
Traffic police – 140
Psychological support – 143
Psychological support for teens and children – 147
Rega air rescue – 1414 or by radio on 161.300 MHz
Air Glaciers air-rescue (Valais only) – 1415
Emergency - 112
Assistance for disabled persons - 1145
Child help-line - 116111 / 147
Hotline for missing children - 116000
Rescue by helicopter - 1414 / 1415
Help line for intoxication - 145
Dargebotene Hand - 143
National
Language
German (or Swiss German) 62.8%
French 22.9%
Italian 8.2%
English 5.1%
Portuguese 3.7%
Albanian 3.1%
Serbo-Croatian 2.4%
Spanish 2.3%
Romansh 0.5%
Other 7.5%
Note: German, French, Italian and Romansh are all national and
official languages shares sum to more than 100% because some
respondents gave more than one answer
