How do you get help when you have an ongoing medical problem? How to be prepared when you have no problem - yet.
Answers
We are so lucky to have mobile phones. And we can train children as soon as they can use their arms and speak to make an emergency call.
Stories
I just read three stories about people and animals who were saved in situations of danger.
1 At a ski resort in Italy, people were rescued from a building covered by snow in an avalanche.
2 Videos show a rescue of a dog from Norcia in Italy.
3 A hill walker was helped by others.
4 A mother who had a seizure and blacked out was saved by her four year old son who phoned for help, even though he has difficulty speaking.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-38689142
YouTube and other sites have the dog story.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4142902/Incredible-999-call-brave-four-year-old-Jacob-Onions.html#comments
http://money.cnn.com/2016/08/25/technology/italy-earthquake-technology/ (Video with sound so don't turn on if you are at a computer and don't want to disturb others.)
Tips
The mother who was rescued mentioned having a medical icon on her phone. I checked this out on line:
http://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/medical_224
In the UK we dial 999 for emergencies, but 111 for medical advice.
In Singapore you dial 999 for the police but 995 for medical help. I saw this on a sign by a swimming pool.
Author
Angela Lansbury, travel writer and photographer, author and speaker.
