On Wednesday the Skokie Illinois police department honored 5yearold Zoey Reddick for her quick thinking in calling 911 when she spotted her mother faint
A fiveyearold girl was praised by cops after she saved her mothers life by calling 911 after she abruptly fainted due to past episodes with seizures
The local police department praised 5yearold Zoey Reddick of Skokie Illinois on Wednesday for her fast thinking in dialing 911 after she noticed her mother was becoming unresponsive Um I was in my room and I was watching TV and my mom just fainted Can you come hurry I already called my poppy and my grandma Zoey told the 911 operator in May when the incident occurred
Jessica Reddick the mother of Zoey told WLSTV that Zoey had convulsions that day and fainted She claimed to be astounded to learn later on from first responders that her kindergartenaged daughter had the means to dial 911 I was in total shock like Who called 911 Reddick told WLSTV And theyre like Your daughter And I couldnt believe it Now fully recovered from the fainting episode Reddick referred to her daughter as her hero dubbing her super Zoey
Jessica has had past episodes of seizures
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I was just totally blown away the way that she remained calm the way that she gave 100 accurate information Reddick said of her daughter
Zoey said she survived the incident by taking deep breaths and being calm I took 10 deep breaths 10 deep breaths so I calmed down Zoey said I was panicking but I calmed down Zoey stayed composed for five minutes while she attempted to help her mother who is suffering from Graves disease
It was Zoeyaposs grandfather who arrived first exactly ahead of the paramedics
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Zoey told the dispatcher she was 5 years old Until paramedics arrived the dispatcher promised to stay on the phone with Zoey she provided the dispatcher with her mothers birthday age and first and middle names even though she was unaware of her mothers last name The dispatchers then used this information to crossreference and determine the familys address
It was Zoeys grandfather who arrived first exactly ahead of the paramedics Zoey was recognized by the Skokie Police Department on Wednesday almost five months after her bravery that day She is literally a blessing said Jessica Reddick Words cant describe how proud her dad and I are of her Shes my hero Shes my lifemy little hero in a kid form And Im forever grateful for her
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Zoey said she just wants to move on and go to Disney World
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Zoey gave her mother a second chance at life after learning how to dial for help and Jessica Reddick gave Zoey life She says I just didnt want my mom to die said Jessica Reddick Thats why she called 911
And I love mommy a thousand of times said Zoey Jessica Reddick wants parents to know that if their children can operate an iPad or iPhone or know the words to songs they should also know how to dial 911 Following everything Zoey said she just wants to move on and go to Disney World
