A girl who saved her mum’s life by calling 999 and performing CPR has been given an award for her bravery.
Daisy Hamer, from Walesby in Nottinghamshire, was four years old at the time on 23 May 2022 – the day her mum Aimee became unresponsive and stopped breathing.
Aimee, 40, who lives with a long-term heart condition, started to feel unwell in the afternoon and went to bed with Daisy at her side.
She gave her daughter her phone so she could watch YouTube videos, but Daisy ended up calling 999 with it when she realised her mum was unresponsive.
Daisy was able to answer all the questions asked by the emergency services, and followed all the instructions to ensure her mum got the help she needed until the ambulance crew arrived on the scene, including performing CPR when it was confirmed that Aimee had stopped breathing.
The four-year-old tilted Aimee’s head back to check her mum’s airway and, with the help of her then two-year-old sister Molly, attempted CPR. This got Aimee breathing again.
She even gave the postcode of the address using the phonetic alphabet.
Aimee, who also has a vitamin deficiency and the iron deficiency anaemia, had taught Daisy and her three siblings how to call 999 in an emergency due to her regular spurts of dizziness and extreme tiredness.
Daisy, now aged five, has now been given a bravery award by the East Midlands Ambulance Service.
“I taught Daisy and my other children the phonetic alphabet by making a rhyme out of our postcode to make it fun and memorable,” said Aimee.
“While I’ve had other funny turns previously, the kids were never on their own with me as my husband was there to call 999, but Daisy would always get involved by fetching me a cushion and blanket.
“I always knew there may be the possibility that one day I would faint or become unconscious in front of the kids while my husband was not there, which is why I taught them how to call 999 and not be afraid to do so in an emergency.
“All I remember from that day is going to bed feeling unwell, and the next minute coming around to an ambulance crew, police and one of our neighbours in my bedroom.”
Aimee said Daisy plans to become either a paramedic or a surgeon when she is older.
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‘To have a child caller that young and confident is rare’
Daisy was presented with the award at her school on Tuesday by two of the paramedics who arrived after she called 999 – Phillip Rowe and Jenny Paling.
Mr Rowe said: “To have a child caller that young and that confident is quite rare, especially when it comes to being able to provide the postcode of their address phonetically.
“Daisy did amazingly in being able to help us locate the property and then being able to tell us when we arrived about the medical conditions her mum lives with.
“We administered oxygen to Aimee when we arrived on scene which managed to get her rousable, and then we provided further treatment on the way to hospital.
“Daisy’s actions that day definitely played a role in making sure that her mum is able to be safe and well today.”
Ms Paling added: “It’s been quite an honour to be able to present Daisy with her award.”
