Let me set the stage: little bit after 3am in my small town, dark, quite, nothing going on, and very cold to use southerners (31 deg).
Get dispatched to a possible DOA in one of the bad areas and on the way get an update stating 'a 7 year old is the complaint, states he will unlock the door when officers arrive'; I also hear EMS go en route. My sgt and I get there at the same time and he knocks on the front door. I remember the last time I was at the address, we were met at the garage door and we start to walk that way.
A young boy (caller) comes running out to us with his younger brother (4) and they are both in jeans, jackets, and the eldest one has a backpack on. He is visibly upset but is very calm, talks very clearly to us and repeatedly tells his brother everything will be ok and that we are 'the good polices', he can trust us. The elder says his grandmother is very sick and he can't get her to wake up. Sarge goes in the house as I keep the kids busy with questions about school and stuff until I hear on my portable 'dispatch, it's not a doa, have EMS step it up. She's breathing but not responsive.' Turns out the lady is diabetic and her blood sugar was 22 when EMS got there. Medics push some D50, she comes to, and I go outside to make sure the kids know she's ok and get some more info on what happened.
The 7 year old says he woke up, got his brother and himself ready for school (he though it was 7am), but when he tried to wake up grandma for their ride, she wouldn't answer him.
This little guy probably saved his grandmother's life by calling 911, took car of his little brother, and was smart enough to stay in the house with the door locked until we got there. I was seriously impressed with his calmness, the fact he knew the address and phone number of where he was (he lives with his mom on the other side of town but Sunday is their night with granny), and how he helped his brother. I don't know what is usually done in a case like this, but I def want to make sure he gets recognition for what he did.
Get dispatched to a possible DOA in one of the bad areas and on the way get an update stating 'a 7 year old is the complaint, states he will unlock the door when officers arrive'; I also hear EMS go en route. My sgt and I get there at the same time and he knocks on the front door. I remember the last time I was at the address, we were met at the garage door and we start to walk that way.
A young boy (caller) comes running out to us with his younger brother (4) and they are both in jeans, jackets, and the eldest one has a backpack on. He is visibly upset but is very calm, talks very clearly to us and repeatedly tells his brother everything will be ok and that we are 'the good polices', he can trust us. The elder says his grandmother is very sick and he can't get her to wake up. Sarge goes in the house as I keep the kids busy with questions about school and stuff until I hear on my portable 'dispatch, it's not a doa, have EMS step it up. She's breathing but not responsive.' Turns out the lady is diabetic and her blood sugar was 22 when EMS got there. Medics push some D50, she comes to, and I go outside to make sure the kids know she's ok and get some more info on what happened.
The 7 year old says he woke up, got his brother and himself ready for school (he though it was 7am), but when he tried to wake up grandma for their ride, she wouldn't answer him.
This little guy probably saved his grandmother's life by calling 911, took car of his little brother, and was smart enough to stay in the house with the door locked until we got there. I was seriously impressed with his calmness, the fact he knew the address and phone number of where he was (he lives with his mom on the other side of town but Sunday is their night with granny), and how he helped his brother. I don't know what is usually done in a case like this, but I def want to make sure he gets recognition for what he did.
