Further resources
Official information, first-aid courses, preparedness guides from other countries and useful apps. Links open in a new tab; we checked each one on 8 November 2026.
Official information
- Slovak Ministry of Interior – advice for citizens Civil protection leaflets (Slovak): siren warning signals, evacuation baggage, floods, hazardous substance leaks and more.
- Emergency number 112 – slovensko.sk When and how to call 112, the national numbers 150, 155 and 158, SMS to 112 for people with disabilities, and eCall (Slovak).
- 72 hodin – Czech Ministry of the Interior How to get through the first 72 hours of a crisis: supplies, water, power cuts, shelter, evacuation, children, first aid (Czech).
- Katasztrófavédelem – disaster types and what to do Hungary's disaster management agency: what to do in floods, storms, chemical or nuclear accidents and evacuation (Hungarian).
- Katasztrófavédelem – siren signals (MoLaRi) What Hungarian sirens mean: air-raid alarm, disaster alarm, all-clear and test signals (Hungarian).
- European Commission – preparedness EU preparedness policy and the November 2026 guidelines, including 72-hour household self-sufficiency (PDFs).
First aid and courses
- Slovak Red Cross – first-aid courses First-aid courses (8, 16 and 33 hours), psychological first aid training and local branches across Slovakia (Slovak).
- Slovak Red Cross – first-aid e-learning Online course to learn or refresh first aid and test your knowledge (Slovak).
- Stop the Bleed – bleeding control training ACS course (also online) on stopping life-threatening bleeding with direct pressure, wound packing and a tourniquet.
- European Resuscitation Council (ERC) Europe's resuscitation (CPR) and AED guidelines that first-aid courses are based on.
Preparedness guides
- MCF (Sweden) – In case of crisis or war Sweden's household brochure on preparing for crisis and war – download, order or listen to the English version.
- 72 tuntia (SPEK, Finland) Finnish home preparedness guide: power cuts, food and water supplies, sheltering indoors and mental resilience.
- BBK (Germany) – Vorsorgen für Krisen und Katastrophen German federal civil protection guide on supplies and what to do in emergencies, free to download or order (German).
- Ready.gov – Build a Kit US government checklist for an emergency supply kit: water, food, radio, first-aid kit, medicines and important documents.
- WHO – Iodine thyroid blocking guidelines WHO guideline on when and how potassium iodide is used in a nuclear emergency. Take tablets only when authorities say so.
Apps
- First Aid – Red Cross app (IFRC) Free interactive first-aid guide in Slovak and 27+ other languages that works offline; iOS and Android.
- Povitriana tryvoha (Air Alert) Ukraine's official air-raid alerts for your chosen region or community, even on silent; iOS, Android and Windows.
- Organic Maps Free offline maps based on OpenStreetMap, no ads or tracking; download them in advance and navigate without signal.
- Záchranka One-tap emergency calling app (155 or 112) that sends your location; also works in Slovakia.