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In a moment of need, they acted bravely, quickly and without hesitation.
For that, they were, 11 in total, recognized Monday at the 16th instalment of the 911 Children’s Achievement Awards.
“You’ve been very, very brave, we’re very proud of you and this is a small way the City of Ottawa can say thank you,” Mayor Jim Watson told nine of the winners, who, in addition to certificates, got the morning off school.
Calling 911 is something no one hopes they’ll ever have to do, but it’s reassuring to know so many young people are learning to use the service effectively, said Mark Taylor, who chairs the city’s community and protective services committee.
Nathan Lewandowski, 11
Two of Nathan’s cousins were visiting from Poland last July. The children were all playing in the basement of his family’s home when one of the cousins began choking on a piece of watermelon. Nathan’s mother helped his cousin while he called 911. Nathan also travelled in the ambulance with paramedics to CHEO so he could translate instructions between English and his cousin’s native Polish.
Shadia Bahati, 8
After finding her mother unconscious on the floor of the family’s apartment, Shadia called 911 and provided the operator with the address, including apartment number. She remained calm and was able to answer all of the operator’s instructions. When paramedics arrived, they discovered the woman had been correctly placed in the recovery position.
Maddox Baker, 10
His grandfather was experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath, so Maddox called 911. He remained calm, followed instructions and was able to answer all of the operator’s questions. He also gathered up all of his grandfather’s medications in advance of the paramedics’ arrival, so they knew what medications the man was taking.
Sandy Meas, 11
Sandy’s mother called 911 after the girl’s younger sister began to choke on something. She then passed the phone to Sandy, who spoke to the operator and was able to relay first aid instructions to her mother until paramedics arrived.
Shabir Ahmad Safa, 10
Shabir noticed his mother was having some kind of medical emergency and called 911. It was a stressful situation, but he stayed calm and worked with the operator to get his mother the help she needed.
Awards were also presented to Kate Chacksfield, Francis Demers, Temnit Meshesha, Meagan Noel, Mursal Popal and Sevren Pyne.
mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
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For that, they were, 11 in total, recognized Monday at the 16th instalment of the 911 Children’s Achievement Awards.
“You’ve been very, very brave, we’re very proud of you and this is a small way the City of Ottawa can say thank you,” Mayor Jim Watson told nine of the winners, who, in addition to certificates, got the morning off school.
Calling 911 is something no one hopes they’ll ever have to do, but it’s reassuring to know so many young people are learning to use the service effectively, said Mark Taylor, who chairs the city’s community and protective services committee.
Nathan Lewandowski, 11
Two of Nathan’s cousins were visiting from Poland last July. The children were all playing in the basement of his family’s home when one of the cousins began choking on a piece of watermelon. Nathan’s mother helped his cousin while he called 911. Nathan also travelled in the ambulance with paramedics to CHEO so he could translate instructions between English and his cousin’s native Polish.
Shadia Bahati, 8
After finding her mother unconscious on the floor of the family’s apartment, Shadia called 911 and provided the operator with the address, including apartment number. She remained calm and was able to answer all of the operator’s instructions. When paramedics arrived, they discovered the woman had been correctly placed in the recovery position.
Maddox Baker, 10
His grandfather was experiencing chest pains and shortness of breath, so Maddox called 911. He remained calm, followed instructions and was able to answer all of the operator’s questions. He also gathered up all of his grandfather’s medications in advance of the paramedics’ arrival, so they knew what medications the man was taking.
Sandy Meas, 11
Sandy’s mother called 911 after the girl’s younger sister began to choke on something. She then passed the phone to Sandy, who spoke to the operator and was able to relay first aid instructions to her mother until paramedics arrived.
Shabir Ahmad Safa, 10
Shabir noticed his mother was having some kind of medical emergency and called 911. It was a stressful situation, but he stayed calm and worked with the operator to get his mother the help she needed.
Awards were also presented to Kate Chacksfield, Francis Demers, Temnit Meshesha, Meagan Noel, Mursal Popal and Sevren Pyne.
mpearson@ottawacitizen.com
mpearson78
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