In over 98% of locations in the United States and Canada, dialing "9-1-1" from any telephone will link the caller to an emergency dispatch office—called a public-safety answering point (PSAP) by the telecommunications industry—which can send emergency responders to the caller's location in an emergency.
在美国和加拿大的98％以上的地点，从任何电话拨打“9-1-1”将呼叫者连接到电信业的紧急调度办公室 ——称为公共安全应答点（PSAP）在紧急情况下可以向呼叫者的位置发送应急响应。