3-year-old boy in NJ calls 911, gets help when grandma has seizure; had just been taught how
By APThursday, January 28, 2010
3-year-old dials 911 when grandmother has seizure
MAPLE SHADE, N.J. — A 3-year-old New Jersey boy called 911 when his grandmother had a seizure, something his mother says he learned to do just days before.
Jaden Bolli was at his grandmother Patricia Bolli’s home in Maple Shade on Jan. 22.
When the 54-year-old woman went to get out some puzzles, she had a seizure.
The boy found a phone and dialed 911 for help, calmly describing what happened.
Burlington County 911 Coordinator Monica Gavio says the call was very unusual. Usually, when a child that age dials 911 she says, it’s an accident.
But Gavio says it shows that young children can be taught how to get help in an emergency.
Information from: The Philadelphia Inquirer, www.philly.com
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