When you're in the midst of a medical emergency, you can't always communicate effectively with the people you need to help you.
When you're in the midst of a medical emergency, you can't always communicate effectively with the people you need to help you.
Still, it has to be a bit unusual for dispatchers to field calls from kindergartners, but everything can still turn out just fine.
He dialed for help on his cell phone, but couldn't breathe or talk. So, five-year-old Savannah took over, talking to the dispatcher.
Understandably, a lot of callers are upset or confused when they call, but Savannah answered all his questions. Occasionally, she'd get confirmation from her dad about certain things.
With the call coming from a cell phone, the street address was particularly important, and she gave them that, and conveyed her dad's immediate needs, as well as passing along advice from Bonham to her dad.
More than once, she says "So far so good!" in the sort of way that makes it seem like she hears the phrase a lot from her parents.
It's likely that her parents had been careful to teach her about what clothing is appropriate for certain situations, and even during an emergency she remembered that jammies aren't okay for when guests come over.
But even though Savannah is now 15 years old, her amazing calm during an emergency continues to make the rounds of the viral community.
When she gets to the dog, I lose it. Even the fact that the dog is named Lou adds to how perfect it is.
"Most people when you talk to them, they're hysterical," he said to Eyewitness News. "Every time I've listened to it it's amazing. She's just a little person."