OKLAHOMA CITY -
An 8 year
old Oklahoma City girl is being called a hero. Her mother collapsed inside
their apartment, and instead of getting worked up, the girl stayed calm and
called 911.
This little
girl not only called 911 on her cell phone, she was able to wave down the
ambulance driver to direct paramedics to where her mother was. Not bad for a
little girl who did not even know her address.
"I'm so
proud of my kids. Thank god!"
Blanca
Zamudio, 26, is thankful to be alive. She is also thankful her two daughters
stayed calm and knew exactly what to do when she fell ill.
"They
actually saved my life!"
Zamudio says
she started feeling lightheaded and dizzy Wednesday morning, and then blacked
out.
"Like I
couldn't breathe good. I couldn't see good. I couldn't hear."
That's when
her 8-year-old daughter, Jennifer, grabbed the cell phone and called a
relative, who told her to call 911 for help. Dispatcher Melody Spruill was on
the other end of the line and says she is also impressed at how calm the kids
were during the call.
"They
didn't panic. They just knew something was different with mom, picked up the
phone and called and we went from there," said Spruill.
Once
firefighters got there, Jennifer was able to direct them to where her mother
was lying on the floor.
"I was
happy cause they were here," said Zamudio's 7-year-old daughter, Michelle.
"I was
happy that she wasn't going to die," said Jennifer.
Turns out Zamudio
had a seizure, but after a quick trip to the hospital, she's doing OK. She just
wants to thank the dispatcher, and her daughters for taking action.
"And I
can't believe that they weren't crying. They were strong," Zamudio said.
EMSA
recommends for parents to have a note taped up somewhere in your house with an
address or any medical conditions you may have to help your kids tell an
ambulance where to go and what to expect.
Blanca Zamudio, 26, is thankful to be alive. She is also thankful her two daughters stayed calm and knew exactly what to do when she fell ill.
