'My kids saved my life': Boy, 7, and sister, 5, calmly phone 999 and put mother into 回復 position after she 苦しむd 潜在的に 致命的な epileptic fit

  • Ryan and Emma Watson phoned for help when their mother 崩壊(する)d
  • Debbie, 27, who has epilepsy, was 苦しむing from a sickness bug?
  • Paramedics said the quick-thinking 活動/戦闘s of her kids saved her life?
  • Now, Ryan and Emma have been 手渡すd bravery awards by the 救急車 service?

Ryan Watson and his sister Emma saved their mother's life when she 崩壊(する)d by calmly phoning for an 救急車 and putting her in the 回復 position.

Debbie, 27, who 苦しむs from epilepsy, was 戦う/戦いing a sickness bug when she fell unconscious and had a seizure in their home in Thornley, 郡 Durham.

Seven-year-old Ryan called 999 and told his sister, five, to put their mother in the 回復 position.

Quick-thinking Ryan, seven, and Emma, five, saved their mother Debbie's life when she collapsed and suffered an epileptic fit

Quick-thinking Ryan, seven, and Emma, five, saved their mother Debbie's life when she 崩壊(する)d and 苦しむd an epileptic fit

Paramedics told Debbie that she would not be here if it was not for her quick-thinking kids, who were given bravery awards for their 活動/戦闘s from the North East 救急車 Service.

The mother-of-two said: 'I'm just so proud of them, they did amazing.

'When I talk about it I shake, I just can't believe what they've done.'?

Their father Jonny, who is a first responder, had taught them to call 999 if their mother was ever unwell.

Paramedics told Debbie, who was battling a bug when she fell unconscious, that she wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her children

Paramedics told Debbie, who was 戦う/戦いing a bug when she fell unconscious, that she wouldn't be here if it wasn't for her children

She 追加するd: 'I had a sickness bug and I couldn't keep my 医薬 負かす/撃墜する.

'I felt やめる ill but I went to 選ぶ the kids up from school.

Ryan and Emma, pictured with call-taker Michelle Watson, top left, and paramedic Nigel Jones, top right, have been given bravery awards for saving their mother Debbie, centre

Ryan and Emma, pictured with call-taker Michelle Watson, 最高の,を越す left, and paramedic Nigel Jones, 最高の,を越す 権利, have been given bravery awards for saving their mother Debbie, centre

'I managed to get into the house but then I must have had a fit and fell unconscious.

'There were only me and the kids in the house, they've never seen me like that before.

'Ryan was on the phone and he was telling Emma what to do. They already had me in the 回復 position before the paramedics got here.'

Debbie was taken to the University Hospital of North Durham but has now been 解放(する)d.

She 追加するd: 'Jonny has always told them to call 999 if I was to ever unwell.

'They always asked 'how would we know?' and we used to say I would look like I was asleep.

'It shows they've always listened. I can't thank them enough.'

Nigel Jones, 患者 support clinician, said: 'I thought Ryan was fantastic, he was a little superstar. And his sister was also 静める.

'Their parents should be very proud of them both.'

A North East 救急車 Service spokesperson 追加するd: 'We would like to congratulate Ryan and Emma on their quick-thinking 活動/戦闘s, and for remaining 静める when they must have been very 脅すd.??

'We would also like to take this 適切な時期 to 支払う/賃金 尊敬の印 to our call 操作者 Michelle Watson and 患者 support clinician Nigel Jones for the way they 扱うd the call.'

EPILEPTIC FITS: WHAT TO DO IF SOMEONE SUFFERS A SEIZURE?

The main symptoms of epilepsy are repeated seizures or fits but there are many different types, depending on the area of the brain 影響する/感情d. These can occur when a person is awake or asleep.

Doctors 分類する seizures by how much of the brain is 影響する/感情d.?

部分的な/不平等な (or 焦点の) seizures 影響する/感情 a small part of the brain and generalised seizures 影響する/感情 most or all of the brain. Some seizures are unclassified because they fit neither 部類.

If you see someone having a seizure, there are some simple steps you can take to help.

If the person is 苦しむing from convulsions, wait until they stop and then put them into the?回復 position until they have 回復するd.

It is not usually necessary to call an 救急車 after a seizure, but you should call 999 if: the seizure has not stopped after five minutes, the person has more than one seizure without 回復するing in between, you know it is the person's first seizure, the person is 負傷させるd, has breathing problems, or needs 緊急 医療の attention for any other 推論する/理由 or if the person’s behaviour after a seizure is 危険な.

A seizure that lasts longer than 30 minutes or a 一連の seizures where the person does not 回復する consciousness in between is called Status epilepticus.?

This is a 医療の 緊急 and 要求するs 治療 as soon as possible.

You can be trained to 扱う/治療する status epilepticus if you care for someone with epilepsy, but if you 港/避難所't had any training, it is important to call 999 for an 救急車 すぐに if you 嫌疑者,容疑者/疑う status epilepticus.?

?Source: NHS Choices

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