Help! There's an injured person on the trail!
Aiuto: ah-YOO-to. Clear and loud — this word needs to carry distance.
Use immediately in any emergency situation. Follow with the emergency number 118 (Italian medical emergency) or 112 (pan-European emergency).
Aiuto is 'help!' — the standard Italian cry for emergency assistance. Ferito/a means injured (from ferire, to wound). C'è means 'there is'. This phrase is simple enough to shout clearly under stress.
Chiamate il soccorso alpino!
Call mountain rescue!
Direct command — use if others are nearby.
Qualcuno ha il numero del soccorso?
Does anyone have the rescue number?
The number is 118 or 112 in Italy.
Non riesco a muovermi.
I can't move.
Use to describe your own injury to a rescuer.
The Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico (CNSAS) is Italy's mountain and cave rescue service. It operates 24/7 and is free of charge. Rescue helicopters are common in the Alps — if you hear one, it may be responding to another hiker in trouble.