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| Toddler Oliver Embleton calls 999 for passed out mother | Toddler Oliver Embleton calls 999 for passed out mother |
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| A toddler has been praised for calling 999 when his mother passed out at their County Durham home. | |
| Nikki Embleton sometimes blacks out and had taught her son Oliver how to use their landline at their home in Thornely in case of emergencies. | Nikki Embleton sometimes blacks out and had taught her son Oliver how to use their landline at their home in Thornely in case of emergencies. |
| Earlier this week she lost consciousness when alone with Oliver and came round to find him on the phone speak to a police officer. | Earlier this week she lost consciousness when alone with Oliver and came round to find him on the phone speak to a police officer. |
| Mrs Embleton called Oliver her "superhero" who made her very proud. | Mrs Embleton called Oliver her "superhero" who made her very proud. |
| Oliver received a new toy plane for his actions. | Oliver received a new toy plane for his actions. |
| 'My little hero' | 'My little hero' |
| Mrs Embleton said she lost consciousness when she stood up suddenly in their front room. | Mrs Embleton said she lost consciousness when she stood up suddenly in their front room. |
| She said: "Oliver dialled 999 and said: 'mam fell over' but I heard later he was whispering so much that the operator thought he was a little girl. | She said: "Oliver dialled 999 and said: 'mam fell over' but I heard later he was whispering so much that the operator thought he was a little girl. |
| "The call was transferred to a police officer who kept Oliver talking and they managed to trace our address from the landline. | "The call was transferred to a police officer who kept Oliver talking and they managed to trace our address from the landline. |
| "I came round and Oliver was still on the phone to the police and an ambulance came within a few minutes. It is very reassuring that Oliver knows what to do. | "I came round and Oliver was still on the phone to the police and an ambulance came within a few minutes. It is very reassuring that Oliver knows what to do. |
| "He is my little hero and superstar even though he doesn't understand what he has done. I couldn't be prouder." | "He is my little hero and superstar even though he doesn't understand what he has done. I couldn't be prouder." |
| Mrs Embleton said she believed every parent should show their children how to dial 999 in case of emergencies. | Mrs Embleton said she believed every parent should show their children how to dial 999 in case of emergencies. |
| She added: "You just never know - as soon as they can understand all parents should show their children what to do - but obviously they mustn't use phones for anything else, just for emergencies." | She added: "You just never know - as soon as they can understand all parents should show their children what to do - but obviously they mustn't use phones for anything else, just for emergencies." |