Emergency Care · Kampala Mobile Physicians Team
Most of us hope we'll never need an ambulance. But when seconds matter, knowing exactly when to call is one of the most valuable pieces of health knowledge you can have. Too often in Uganda, families wait — "let's see if it passes", "it's just fatigue" — until precious minutes are gone.
Call Immediately If You Notice Any Of These
- Chest pain or pressure — especially if it spreads to the arm, jaw or back, or comes with sweating and nausea. This can be a heart attack.
- Stroke signs (FAST) — Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call. Every minute of delay kills brain cells.
- Difficulty breathing — gasping, blue lips, or struggling to complete a sentence.
- Loss of consciousness or unresponsiveness, whatever the cause.
- Seizures — particularly first-time seizures, or ones lasting more than five minutes.
- Uncontrolled bleeding, severe injuries from accidents or falls.
- Sudden severe abdominal pain with vomiting or rigidity.
- Emergency childbirth complications — heavy bleeding, seizures, the baby stopping moving.
While You Wait For Help
Call our line at +256 784 247945 — our team triages by phone and guides you through first aid while the ambulance moves: positioning the patient, clearing airways, controlling bleeding, gathering medications and ID documents.
Don't Drive Yourself
A patient behind the wheel — or slumped in a passenger seat — is a second casualty waiting to happen. An ambulance brings monitoring equipment, oxygen and trained hands, plus a head start on hospital notification so the receiving team is ready on arrival.
Save our number today. Emergencies don't announce themselves — but you can be ready for them.