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Tech-savvy four-year-old saves his mother’s life

When he found his mum unconscious, he unlocked her phone and made a life-saving call.
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This might add to the argument of why kids should be introduced to technology from a young age.

When four-year-old Camden Vaughn found his mum Misty unconscious on Sunday night in their home in Dallas, US, he unlocked her phone and made a life-saving call to his dad, Dr Jeremy Vaughn.

Jeremy told Texas WFAA of his son’s call: “He said, ‘Daddy, I need you to come home! Mummy can’t get in the bath because she can’t wake up. And I said: ‘I’m on my way!’”

Misty thought she had a cold but she had passed out with a high fever.

“It was reading 105 (fahrenheit, about 40.5 degrees celsius) on my thermometer, and that’s the last thing I remember.”

Doctors believe she suffered a seizure, and Camden’s quick-thinking saved her life.

Dr Ousama Moammar at Charlton Medical Center said: “Acting early and fast is really of the essence.”

Camden’s quick-thinking actions saved his mother’s life.

Misty is recovering well, and is incredibly grateful for her son’s quick actions.

“If my brain had continued at that temperature, I could not be the same here… the same or not be here at all for them,” she said.

“I feel like my trust in his responsibility has definitely increased.”

This story originally appeared on The Australian Women’s Weekly

Misty thought she had a seizure but it turned out to be a seizure.

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