Why did a child sing the song lyrics 911 green in order to call for help?
Silly songs save lives Wednesday, June 25th, 2008 by Kate From the Associated Press: 3-year-old uses song lyrics to call 911 for mother GUTHRIE, Okla. (AP) — A 3-year-old girl used a simple song her mom made up to teach her how to call 911 to summon help when mom fainted. When the 24-year-old and 3-months-pregnant Jessica Eaves fainted, Madelyn used the song “911 Green” to dial for help on her mother’s BlackBerry phone, punching in 911, then the green send button to place the call as she had been taught just a week before. The girl was connected to a dispatcher. In recently released transcripts of her May 27 911 call, Madelyn was able to answer questions about her house and cars outside, leading emergency workers to the home. This isn’t the first time Madelyn has used a cell phone to call for help for her mother. A year ago, Eaves first learned she had a condition that can cause frequent fainting and made up a simple song around the lyrics “green, green, green.” When Eaves lost conscio
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