Acute illness, injuries and emergencies

Call 1 1 2 in the event of serious injury or life-threatening illness.

You will be put through to a healthcare worker who will ensure you get help - for instance by sending an ambulance.

On weekdays from 8.00 to 16.00 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m):

Call your own General Practitioner (GP/ family doctor). The phone number is stated on your yellow health insurance card. Please have the CPR number for the person you are calling about ready as you need to dial it when calling. 

Your GP will assess your situation and can ask you to come in for a consultation and can also refer you to the Emergency Department (Skadestuen) at Aarhus University Hospital.

Always bring your yellow health insurance card (sundhedskort) or the health insurance card app to an appointment in the Danish healthcare system.

On weekdays from 16.00 to 8.00 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m), at weekends and on public holidays: 

Call the emergency out-of-hours medical service (Lægevagten) in the Central Denmark Region:

 +45 70 11 31 31.

When your GP is closed you can call the emergency out-of-hours helpline in case of acute illness or injury - for instance:

• If you suddenly get ill or injured
• Illness or an injury that cannot wait until your GP opens
• A sudden aggravation of illness

The emergency doctor will assess your situation and may:

• Guide you over the phone – possibly via video call
• Ask you to come for a consultation at the location of the medical helpline (Lægevagten) 
• Direct you to the Emergency Department at Aarhus University Hospital

Location:

Lægevagten
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 161
Indgang J3, Plan 2
8200 Aarhus N

The Emergency Department (Skadestuen)

The Emergency Department will receive you if you have suffered an injury within the past 24 hours. For instance if you:

• Have cut yourself or fallen and in need of stitches
• Have been burned
• Has a foreign object in your eye or nose

You cannot contact the Emergency Department directly.

You must have a referral from your GP or the emergency out-of-hours helpline when your GP is closed. Therefore, you must always contact your GP or the emergency out-of-hours helpline before arriving at the Emergency Department.

Location: 

Skadestuen
Aarhus Universitetshospital
Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 161
Indgang J3, Plan 2
8200 Aarhus N

If you are in urgent need of psychiatric help, your own doctor (General Practitioner) or the out-of-hours medical service can refer you to Acute Psychiatry, which is located next to the Emergency Department at Aarhus University hospital in Skejby.

Do you need urgent help?
On weekdays between 8.00 and 16.00 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m), you should call your own doctor (General Practitioner).

At other times, you should call the out-of-hours medical service (Lægevagten) on tel. + 45 70 11 31 31.

Location:

Akut Psykiatri

Palle Juul-Jensens Boulevard 161
Indgang J3
8200 Aarhus N