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I'm not sure how it works on all European countries but at least on my home country if you do call 112 and hang up nothing is going to happen. If you call 112 a

• raphman 15y ago
  German anecdote: A few years ago my 2yr old son seems to have dialed 112 by accident. We learned about this a minute later when the fire department called back to check if we needed help.
  • sixtofour 15y ago
    When my kid was three or four, I called the sheriff's business number, asked to talk to the 911 office, and asked them if I could have my son dial 911 and talk to them, for training (his). They checked if they were busy, then said OK. It puffed up his chest a bit, but we talked about emergencies, how to get help, why we don't call 911 unless it's an emergency, etc. I suppose if everyone did it they wouldn't be agreeable, but no one does, so you should too. :)
• zalew 15y ago
  in my home country you're lucky if they pick up the phone before you bleed out. the thing is, 'europe' is a true overgeneralization, every country has different qualities of handling 112 emergency calls.