Girl, 6, saves mum’s life during asthma attack

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A six-year-old girl has saved her mum’s life by dialling 999 when she suffered a severe asthma attack that could have been fatal. Audio via NHS London Ambulance Trust.

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00:00 In that it's the ambulance, is the patient breathing?

00:02 No, kind of.

00:05 Tell me exactly what's happened?

00:07 I think my mum's having an asthma attack.

00:11 She's having an asthma attack? Is that your mum I can hear in the background?

00:15 Yes.

00:17 Yeah? How old are you darling?

00:19 Six.

00:21 Six, okay. We're going to help mummy, is she struggling to breathe?

00:24 Yes.

00:27 If you touch mummy's hand, does she feel cold and sweaty?

00:30 No, she feels very cold to me but she's saying she's very hot.

00:35 Okay, and has she got asthma?

00:38 Yes.

00:40 Yeah, does she have an inhaler?

00:42 A nebuliser.

00:44 Ah, okay. Has she used it?

00:46 Yes.

00:48 Yeah? Okay darling, hold on a second.

00:50 Darling, I'm going to stay on the phone with you until the ambulance can get there, okay?

00:56 Okay.

00:57 Just tell her that the ambulance is coming, okay?

01:00 Mummy's really struggling to breathe.

01:05 Okay, is she still awake?

01:07 Yeah.

01:09 Okay.

01:10 Okay mummy, I'm just thinking it's going to come in and see her.

01:16 Go to the door darling, I said they're coming outside. Go to the door, let me know if they're there.

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