His message told us to get the information to you by the most expeditious means possible, that it was a serious emergency.
However, when a bite does occur, it should always be considered a serious medical emergency.
From now on the members of the Movement must never meet more than three at a time, except in serious emergencies.
The Depression, he wrote, had caused "an emergency more serious than war."
Can't tackle a serious emergency without a cup of Java, right?
He said he felt that only one had involved a serious emergency.
The first fourteen hours saw no serious emergencies, as expected.
In case of a serious emergency it was a rather inadequate weapon.
In a serious emergency out or normal hours you should continue to call the main Embassy telephone number.
Things improved during the first half of the 1990's, with average response times hovering between 8 and 9 minutes for the most serious emergencies.