A four-year-old woman has been hailed a hero and praised by police after her mum had a suspected seizure at dwelling.
Fast-thinking Mya Bentley, from Hampshire known as 999 after her mum Rachael Lang, 25, was discovered mendacity on their hallway flooring unconscious of their Hamble dwelling.
Within the recording launched as we speak, the ‘spectacular’ teen might be heard asking a police name handler ‘are you able to assist my mummy?’
Mya had been taught about 999 in October at college the week earlier than and calmly put her newly-learned abilities into motion as her father Chris Bentley, 27, was away for the week working.
Mya Bentley, 4, from Hampshire has been a hailed a hero after she known as 999 when her mum Rachael Lang, 25, was discovered mendacity on their hallway flooring unconscious of their Hamble dwelling
Within the recording launched as we speak, the ‘spectacular’ teen might be heard asking a police name handler ‘are you able to assist my mummy?’. The mum has a Practical Neurological Dysfunction, which causes stroke-like signs and seizures, and was experiencing an episo
The schoolgirl has at all times dreamt of changing into a police officer, and being awarded a certificates for bravery at a police station on Wednesday, December, 21, solely made her wish to change into another.
Her mom Miss Lang to the ground within the downstairs hallway of their dwelling in Hamble, close to Southampton, Hants, at round 8pm on a night in October.
Miss Lang suffers from Practical Neurological Dysfunction, which causes stroke-like signs and seizures, and was experiencing an episode.
Mya instantly phoned 999 and remained calm.
‘I am consuming a little bit of my lunch’, Mya instructed the operator, earlier than telling him that her mom was ‘on the ground’.
The schoolgirl has at all times dreamt of changing into a police officer
After being awarded a certificates for bravery at a police station on Wednesday, December, 21, solely made her wish to change into another
Mya defined that her father was at work and tells the operator her mum is sleeping’.
‘Are you able to assist my mummy?’, Mya might be heard asking, earlier than telling him ‘assist my mummy’.
Mya instructed them their dwelling handle, then stayed on the telephone till law enforcement officials arrived after which allow them to in.
Miss Lang mentioned: ‘I endure from an ongoing neurological situation, which I’ve had for about two years.
‘I haven’t got a lot reminiscence of what occurred sadly, other than what police and paramedics instructed me and slightly from what Mya has instructed me.
‘Mya was making an attempt to wake me up however could not. Weirdly sufficient, Mya’s college had simply taught them about 999 per week earlier than. It was good timing as a result of she knew precisely what to do.
‘I clearly could not keep in mind what she mentioned however once I got here around the police and paramedics mentioned Mya had known as them. I could not imagine it, I did not know she knew how to do this.
‘I mentioned, ‘my four-year-old known as you on my telephone?’ and so they mentioned ‘yeah she did very well’, she was capable of say our names and the place we lived.
‘I am actually, actually happy with her. I am amazed that she was in a position to do this and that she knew what to say and stayed so calm and did not panic.’
Miss Lang mentioned she and companion Mr Bentley, who works in environmental threat discount, have instructed Mya about her mom’s situation however that she was capable of recognise it was extra critical than regular.
‘She realised that this was out of the peculiar’, Miss Lang mentioned.
Talking about listening to the decision for the primary time, Miss Lang mentioned: ‘It was a mix of feelings, I used to be extraordinarily proud and fairly emotional.
‘Though she sounded assured and calm, I do know there’s part of it the place she was scared – when she mentioned ‘are you able to assist my mummy?’, that bit bought me.
‘My favorite half is when she mentioned she’s consuming her lunch – she was consuming a sandwich and he or she will get confused between lunch and dinner.’
Police Controller Paul Dawes, 45, who took the decision, mentioned: ‘For a four-year-old she did so nicely. I used to be simply doing my job, it was her who was so spectacular for such a younger woman’
Mya and Miss Lang visited Hampshire Constabulary’s management room as we speak in close by Netley and was awarded a certificates for her bravery.
Miss Lang mentioned: ‘She desires to be a police officer when she’s older. She’s at all times liked them, and this solely solidified it for her.’
Miss Lang added: ‘We spoke to Mya’s college about what she did and he or she bought to face up in entrance of her class to inform them what she had executed.
‘I simply wish to say an enormous thanks to the person who answered the telephone as a result of he stored her calm and stored her on the telephone, generally with four-year-olds they will get simply distracted so he did a extremely good job.
‘I am so grateful for all the assistance from the police and paramedics.’
Police Controller Paul Dawes, 45, who took the decision, mentioned: ‘For a four-year-old she did so nicely. I used to be simply doing my job, it was her who was so spectacular for such a younger woman.
‘I’ve been a controller for 13 years. It may be a rewarding profession. It’s powerful work however when calls are available in like this one and we get a optimistic consequence, it makes all of it worthwhile.’
