• Two year old boy dials 999 after mum collapses and 'saves her life'
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[QUOTE]A two-year-old boy has been praised for saving his mother's life by dialling 999 after she collapsed. East Midlands Ambulance Service said Riley Ward told operators "mummy's asleep". Paramedics rushed to the house in Barrow upon Soar, Leicestershire, and took his mum to hospital for emergency surgery for a blood clot. He has now been awarded for his brave actions by the service who believe he is their youngest ever caller. His mum, Dana Henry, described him as "mummy's little hero". The 27-year-old, who lives with her partner Rob Ward, said: "Rob was just as surprised as I was when we realised Riley had dialled 999. "We had drilled it into both of our children since they were old enough to understand numbers.[/QUOTE] Source: [url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-26826092[/url]
Kudos for teaching them emergency numbers instead of something stupid...
Damn, I don't even know if I knew how to count to 10 (or walk? I was a late walker) at that age let alone operate a telephone. Good work on those parents, teaching them that saved their lives. Good work on the 2 year olds part, too, ofcourse.
That kid must be a genius or something, because I wasn't even capable of remembering things at that point in my life, let alone counting or operating a phone.
The day I learned the emergency number I was about 5, I went home and rang the number just because and then gave the phone to my Dad. I seem to remember that he wasn't particularly overjoyed once he was done explaining to the guy on the other end.
[QUOTE=Blind Lulu;44413525]Blood clots scare the hell out of me.[/QUOTE] I have had one, they are not particularly fun :v:
What the hell at that age I didn't even know not to piss in my own mouth for a drink
I had to call 999 tonight for my partner as they'd overdosed and their family was out. I tried to stay calm but was basically freaking out internally. I have literally no clue how this kid kept his composure whilst saving his own mother's life.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;44413807]I had to call 999 tonight for my partner as they'd overdosed and their family was out. I tried to stay calm but was basically freaking out internally. I have literally no clue how this kid kept his composure whilst saving his own mother's life.[/QUOTE] kids are pretty brave to be honest when at a very young age, but that's because they don't really understand the weight of the problem so they don't panic easily
[QUOTE=Akri;44413867]kids are pretty brave to be honest when at a very young age, but that's because they don't really understand the weight of the problem so they don't panic easily[/QUOTE] lack of emotion due to any reason really is what changes a situation From what I know, because drunk people are relaxed, when they crash a car, they are more likely to survive honestly it seems there are ZERO benefits from panicking at all. Keeping calm is 100% the way to go. well OK maybe some cases panicking ?may? help but I can think of none.
[QUOTE]East Midlands Ambulance Service said Riley Ward told operators "mummy's asleep".[/QUOTE] It almost brings a tear to my eye when you hear about a small child describe their parent as "asleep" in a situation they don't fully understand yet.
There was a different situation a long while ago where a mother collapsed and her infant child dialed 911. The operator kept ignoring her repeated pleas for help telling her that she shouldn't be playing with the phone. The mother died as a result.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;44413674]That kid must be a genius or something, because I wasn't even capable of remembering things at that point in my life, let alone counting or operating a phone.[/QUOTE] Don't really need to be able to count, just pressing 9 repeatedly will do it.
Hell, the only memories I've got of when I learned to call, was to calling buquebus -a ferry company- and asking tickets for Uruguay. And ordering deliveries of pizza.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;44413807]I had to call 999 tonight for my partner as they'd overdosed and their family was out. I tried to stay calm but was basically freaking out internally. I have literally no clue how this kid kept his composure whilst saving his own mother's life.[/QUOTE] given the kid said 'mommy's asleep' they clearly didn't understand the depth of the situation also god damn are they ok? How are you holding up
This is horrifying and very heartwarming at the same time.
[QUOTE=GreenDolphin;44414122]There was a different situation a long while ago where a mother collapsed and her infant child dialed 911. The operator kept ignoring her repeated pleas for help telling her that she shouldn't be playing with the phone. The mother died as a result.[/QUOTE] Wait, what? I've always heard that when 911 is dialed and the operators get a location, they have to check it out. This is partially because if the caller was put under duress during the call, the police should check it out just in case.
[QUOTE=dai;44414492]given the kid said 'mommy's asleep' they clearly didn't understand the depth of the situation also god damn are they ok? How are you holding up[/QUOTE] Just got a message from their cousin, apparently they're alright but are staying in hospital overnight. I'm glad they're safe. I'm fine though thank you, when I wrote that post I was still shaking but I'm feeling more comfortable now. And I highly doubt this kid rings 999 every time his Mum falls asleep, I expect he knew that something was wrong but didn't know exactly how to describe it. Most kids can barely talk at 2.
[QUOTE=Jamsponge;44414699]Just got a message from their cousin, apparently they're alright but are staying in hospital overnight. I'm glad they're safe. I'm fine though thank you, when I wrote that post I was still shaking but I'm feeling more comfortable now. And I highly doubt this kid rings 999 every time his Mum falls asleep, I expect he knew that something was wrong but didn't know exactly how to describe it. Most kids can barely talk at 2.[/QUOTE] if she suddenly 'fell asleep' midday and wouldn't wake back up it may have been scary and they knew something was 'wrong', but still a child of 2 probably isn't going to understand as much about what's going on to really feel terrified
[QUOTE=J!NX;44413895]lack of emotion due to any reason really is what changes a situation From what I know, because drunk people are relaxed, when they crash a car, they are more likely to survive honestly it seems there are ZERO benefits from panicking at all. Keeping calm is 100% the way to go. well OK maybe some cases panicking ?may? help but I can think of none.[/QUOTE] It's [b]always[/b] better to keep a calm, collected mind during emergencies. Otherwise, you're bound to make stupid, irrational decisions in the heat of the moment. The problem is that staying calm requires practice or ignorance.
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