Viral post about making a silent emergency call doesn’t work in the U.S.

Описание: A social media post spreading online claims that if you are in an emergency situation where you’re unable to talk, for example if you’re choking or an intruder is in your home, you can call 999, press 55 and the police will be dispatched to you.

VERIFY reader Aimee reached out to ask if calling 999 and pressing 55 actually works to get help without talking.

Is it true that you can dial 999 and then press 55 to receive emergency help when you are unable to speak?

The United Kingdom has a silent call procedure where you can dial 999 and press 55 to be transferred directly to police when you are unable to speak. But this does not work in the United States, as 911 is the emergency number and there is no national silent call number.

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