'My mummy's poorly': Two-year-old girl dials 999 to save her mother's life

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 12:47 AM on 14th July 2009

A toddler helped save her mother's life after she collapsed with an allergic reaction - by dialling 999.

Isabelle Keeling, 2, called the emergency services as her mother Joanne suffered a reaction to latex at their home in Bournemouth, Dorset.

Just the day before, Isabelle had watched an episode of the children's TV programme Tweenies where she had seen how to call 999.


Two-year-old Isabelle Keeling saved her mother's life by phoning paramedics

Police officer Mrs Keeling felt the reaction come on, but her Epi-pen adrenalin jab did not immediately work.


She said to Isabelle, 'Can you get the phone, mummy is poorly,' and then collapsed.

'I heard Izzi on the phone talking to someone and I was thinking: "I need that phone. Now is not the time to be talking to someone by pressing the redial button",' Mrs Keeling, 34, said.

But Isabelle was in fact talking to the emergency services operator, and was able to give her name, address and telephone number.


The toddler had seen how to call 999 on an episode of the Tweenies

She even opened up the front door to let in neighbours and paramedics, who were able to promptly treat her mother.

'From an early age she has been very, very chatty,' Mrs Keeling said.


'She picks up everything we say and last year after the US Presidential elections she was going around saying "US president Obama".

'So what she did was amazing, but that's Isabelle really. I never imagined her wonderful ability to retain information would one day help me.'






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