It seems in America a woman can call 911 for Pizza delivery.

[Norbert L]

A woman called 911 to order a pizza. Obviously it seems stupid but the staffer on the other end of the phone heard something many other people would dismiss.

 

[Tanj]

Yeah, that was a seriously good call by the 911 operator. kudos.

 

[Tigger45]

Praise God! \o/

 

[Cimorene]

There was a Super Bowl commercial when I was little about a woman calling 911 and pretending to order a pizza. I'm glad the operator IRL was smart and figured it out.

 

[Ada Lovelace]

You can text 911 or use Google to contact 911 without speaking in circumstances where you're incapacitated from verbally requesting their help:

How to text 911 for help in an emergency
What you need to know to help yourself.

Google's new emergency feature lets you call 911 without speaking
Available on Pixel phones and select Android devices, the feature lets you push a button to request help from emergency responders via an automated voice service.

This is what victims of domestic violence are being encouraged to do because there's now been so much media coverage regarding calling 911 and feigning a pizza delivery order abusers can identify the effort
and intensify their attack before help can arrive.

 

[thecolorsblend]

To save everybody some time and help them work around the click-bait description quoted below, a victim pretended to order a pizza but actually called 911 for help.

A woman called 911 to order a pizza. Obviously it seems stupid but the staffer on the other end of the phone heard something many other people would dismiss.

 

[Tigger45]

When applicable you can dial 911 and hang up as soon as it rings on the other end. And the police will do a wellness check with the caller I.D. information.

 

[Rescued One]

It would be hard to get away with unless you're in another room, right?

 

[thecolorsblend]

When applicable you can dial 911 and hang up as soon as it rings on the other end. And the police will do a wellness check with the caller I.D. information.

Can confirm.

(Long story and it makes me look dumb)

 

[Tigger45]

It would be hard to get away with unless you're in another room, right?

Right, if you made up needing to make a phone call like ordering pizza then you’d do like the OP but then also it depends on if you’re using a cell phone or landline. Cell phones have caller I.D. but of course not an address.

 

[Rescued One]

Most women (or men) have cell phones, but just maybe an old person doesn't so they wouldn't be able to call from another room. An abuser wouldn't let them use a phone. Do landline phones give an address? I'm just curious.

 

[trunks2k]

When applicable you can dial 911 and hang up as soon as it rings on the other end. And the police will do a wellness check with the caller I.D. information.

What they'll do first is call back. If you are trying to hide the fact that you called 911 from somebody else in the house - that's not a good strategy.

 

[trunks2k]

Most women (or men) have cell phones, but just maybe an old person doesn't so they wouldn't be able to call from another room. An abuser wouldn't let them use a phone. Do landline phones give an address? I'm just curious.

Regulations in the US require that all phones be able report locations to 911. Landlines are fairly simple - the phone company knows what physical line is connected to a physical address. Cell phones are more difficult, and use a variety of systems to locate you.