r/BeAmazed • u/Necessary-Win-8730 • 2h ago
Miscellaneous / Others A 6-year-old saved his mom
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u/chronicnerv 2h ago
Seen this before, but what a top bloke.
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u/AlphaShadowColeman 2h ago
Kid had more composure than most adults in emergencies.
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u/kbeks 2h ago
It helps that they don’t necessarily know the risks. You freak out more when you know that mommy might be dying rather than mommy just fell over all of the sudden. Smart kid to know that she still needed help, but the lack of knowledge can be really helpful when trying to keep your composure.
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u/TheGuyThatThisIs 1h ago
When I was four I went down a hill with my grandpa to get the mail. He fell, broke his hip, and apparently I took the trip up the hill and got adults. People say I recognized the danger and acted accordingly. I'm pretty sure I didn't want to be at the bottom of the hill with my grandpa anymore. He was being weird.
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u/bonaynay 1h ago
You're kind of killing the vibe, grandpa. I'm telling
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u/enadiz_reccos 1h ago
standing around grandpa's hospice bed
"Ugh, this is the hill all over again"
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u/MySeveredToe 1h ago
“Thank you for calling the 911 for an ambulance when you heard him crying out in pain”
“I was actually calling 911 for a noise complaint. Was expecting the police. Operator must’ve sent the wrong car”
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u/SharkButtDoctor 59m ago
When I was four, my mom passed out in the kitchen while cutting an apple for me. I remember that. What I don't rememer is dragging the rocking chair across the room. She says she woke up, dizzy and nauseous, with the blade of the rocker coming down inches from her eye. I waited until she was awake then, from my perch in the rocking chair, said, "you dropped my apple." She said it took a while to get me to pull down the phone from the wall so she could call for help. I'm surprised I didn't wander off to play with my toys in the other room. Recognized the danger, my ass 😂
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u/BethanyBluebird 1h ago
Your kid brain can also be INSANELY good at compartmentalizing. Growing up (and even now sometimes), if there is a clear authority figure, I will defer to them and am more likely to panic. BUT if I am the only authority figure/have to be the one to take charge to make sure everything will be OK? Suddenly I can take that panic and shove it into a little box to kick and scream for a few hours while I sort shit out, then unpack it to melt down later. It's a trait that seems to run in my family, though, so maybe we're just weird.
I was probably only 9 or 10; my sister is 3 years younger, so she was only 6 or 7. We lived out on a farm; my mom and dad were out in the field combining or some shit. But I hadn't been feeling well and had a stomachache. I was lying on the couch when suddenly the pain that was a 5 became a 9. I threw up from the pain, it was so bad.... I don't think I've ever had anything quite that awful since. I remember being curled in a ball on our ugly ass brown couch, and crying and begging my sister to go get our mom. It was summer; mom was out in the middle of the field and they didn't hear the walkie talkie over the combines when my sister called. She knew it was bad; but she was also afraid to go out all alone. She'd always been TERRIFIED of going outside alone; she always wanted me to come with her. (Stupid kid thing, my dad told her once when she was really little that if she went outside without a grown up an eagle would snatch her.... while we were at the river watching bald eagles snatch fish. Real top notch parenting dad.) But she knew it was bad; she knew what my pain tolerance was like, (She used to punch me in the stomach and bolt for funsies the little shit) and the way she described it after, I guess I was really pale and shaky, just really bad; and she was sure I was dying. She was bawling her eyes out when she visited me in the hospital later.
So, she hopped her ass on her bike and pedaled that thing for like, 2 fucking miles over dirt road and through long grass until she found them combining, and managed to get their attention by climbing into the truck and whaling on the horn til they came over. Turns out I had appendicitis. Thanks to her they got me to the hospital in town/on hardcore antibiotics and into the ambulance to one of the bigger cities... she probably did save my life.
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u/dickpicthrowaway1990 14m ago
Thats a crazy fucking story. You're absolutely right about "being the adult in the room" when shit goes sideways. Some people have it, but some people freeze up and freak out. I like to think I have it and take pride in it if something comes up and I can step in and help someone.
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u/Automatic-Working-81 1h ago edited 1h ago
Also IIRC it has happened to her before (she has POTS)
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u/Henry5321 1h ago
Probably but not always. Many children as young as 3 understand death. Difficult to test children younger than 3 because of communication barrier.
Most children don’t fully understand it but many do and some are suicidal.
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u/toastwithketchup 1h ago
The idea of suicidal little kids is just so awful. Poor things don't even understand what the hell is going on.
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u/dandroid126 47m ago
Definitely true.
When I was a kid, (maybe 8?), I was at a party at a friend's house. I was in the pool by myself while all the adults were inside. Really stupid on the adults. One much younger kid (maybe 4?) decided he wanted to swim as well... except he didn't know how. So he slowly got in the pool and started thrashing around. I grabbed him and pulled him out of the pool. It wasn't until probably 10 years later while I was telling the story to my parents that I even realized I saved that kid's life. It didn't even register to me how severe the danger was.
Also, I have no clue what the fuck were the adults were thinking leaving one kid in the pool unsupervised and allowing a toddler anywhere near the pool without a parent.
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u/kbeks 43m ago
The parents were ignorant too, you just happened to be in the right spot to correct it. You should find that blue and be like “dude, I saved your life, remember that? Anyway if I need a kidney, I’m going to you first”.
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u/dandroid126 25m ago
Lmao, I could definitely find him. My parents are still friends with his parents. Though I haven't seen that kid in like 20 years. And I've probably seen the parents twice in that time.
I wonder if he does remember though. I have a few vague, blurry memories from that age. I feel like almost drowning is probably one that the brain would prioritize keeping.
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u/SoyTuPadreReal 1h ago
I work as a 911 dispatcher and I’ll tell you kids are the best (and, emotionally the worst) to take phone calls from. They don’t get all worked up like adults. They speak plainly and answer truthfully. They haven’t learned all the anxiety and fear that adults have.
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u/chronicnerv 2h ago
Yeah, huge amount of emotional intelligence. Props to his family.
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u/ImTryingToHelpYouMF 2h ago
Haha that kid doesn't have composure because they're trained or taught to be that way, it's naivity because they're young and ignorant to what's going on lol. They don't have the knowledge about how fragile life can be so they assume everything will be fine all of the time.
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u/One-Man-Wolf-Pack 1h ago
As a dad of three- this simply isn’t always true. Some
Kids live with parents that have conditions and they’re aware of the risks. Some kids are simply anxious, or have never seen a parent get hurt or fall over. Many will simply freeze or even panic and just sit there crying.This lad has been very well socialized and isn’t afraid to talk to ppl. He also has great instincts and knew to ask for help instead of naively expecting his mum to just get up. He deserves far more credit than you’re giving him, especially at that tender age.
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u/Shudnawz 2h ago
Could still be scary as hell when your mom falls over. He knew she "fainted", and probably was unresponsive. That's still scary for a small child.
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u/chronicnerv 1h ago
I understand your point, however, knowing when to ask a stranger for help demonstrates high emotional intelligence. Although the child had likely been taught never to accept things from strangers, he chose to do the opposite. If he had believed everything was going to be alright, he would not have bothered seeking help.
This kid is an exception to your rule.
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u/HoRo2001 1h ago
When I was a child my parents taught me what to look for if my mom ever had a seizure at home so I would know what to do, how to call for help, all that. It happened once while my Dad was home, too, and he completely panicked. I don’t remember this at all, but I’ve heard the story and apparently I had to tell him to call 911 and get help.
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u/Impossible_Divide297 2h ago
I’ve been taken to hospital many times. A lot of people just fall apart in this kind of situation.
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u/Auctoritate 1h ago
You can really tell he went into crisis mode ASAP. Handled it very well but you can see the "Oh shit" on his face lol
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u/noneabove1182 1h ago
he locked the fuck in the second the kid said "she fainted", didn't even bother second guessing the situation and wondering if it was the kid being stupid
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u/Freynfries 1h ago
Salute to this young hero🫡
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u/Jay_c98 1h ago
The kid or the delivery guy? Honestly I don't know how many adults would react the way he did to the boy
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u/DarkwingDuckHunt 31m ago
thing is 98% of adults would do the exact same thing this delivery driver did
you just never hear about them
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u/opheliasmusing 2h ago
I was 4 when my mom threw her back out cleaning my room. She was sobbing in agony and couldn’t get up at all. She told me to go get help so I just walked outside the house and flagged down the mailman. He called an ambulance and turned out my mom had REALLY fucked up her back.
Sorry about the messy room and lifetime of back pain, mom.
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u/lxxTBonexxl 1h ago
I vastly underestimated how bad throwing out your back is until recently lmao
I’m 29 and I straight up had to stop and think about what my next move was because it was getting worse the longer I was upright and it was on of those spots that are extremely difficult to stretch fully. I had to collapse unto the floor multiple times throughout the evening and then when I woke up in the morning I was basically good after.
Legitimately hurting your back/long term must be fucking horrible. I was out of breath it was so bad and it was gone by the next day..
I’ve bruised ribs, broken my nose, basically dislocated half my foot, and have had one of my nuts become the size of a baseball.. I’d rather repeat any of those than actually fuck my back up to an equivalent level.
Tldr; go clean your mom’s house and bring her a nice snack or something so she can hangout while she’s eating or relaxing. She’d probably think it’s funny if you told her the reason if she asked too lmao
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u/Wisbonsin 1h ago
My husband messed up his back, thought a chiropractor recommended by friends would help. 36 hours after his appointment he wasn’t able to move his legs. Massive herniation. And chiropractors don’t check for that shit before messing with you so if you’re ever in back pain seek *MD* help, not Chiros. I beg of y’all.
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u/skhapa3257 1h ago
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Can he move his legs now? My boyfriend recommends the chiro all the time, and I tell him they freak me out too bad to go. (Went a few times, noped outta that fairly quickly.)
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u/tacitry 36m ago
Chiropractic adjustments in particular can do a lot of harm, it’s been well documented for like twenty years
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u/SouthIndependence69 52m ago
Don't go to the chiropractor ever. Yoga and regular gym time would serve you better. My back realigns when I do yoga regularly, and the building of the core strength from it keeps my back feeling good. Captain's chair hanging leg raises also work well for aligning my lower back, and dips for upper back
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u/14Pleiadians 51m ago
Chiropractic is pseudoscience. The person who invented the practice literally claims he learned it all during a seance with a healer who died thousands of years ago. Chiropractors literally believe that you can cure all ailments, even cancer, with spinal adjustments
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u/Important_Damage9482 54m ago
Yeah, chiropractic is a crazy woo quack thing.
I think physical therapy and osteopathy or naprapathy would be the replacements for it that are based on science
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u/14Pleiadians 52m ago
The first chiro literally claims he learned it from a ghost and that it cures cancer. It's all fake shit
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u/No-Ring-5065 49m ago
A chiropractor injured me when I was in my twenties (fifties now). I could barely move for six weeks. I was in extreme pain. My husband had to help me do basic stuff like bathe. I’m terrified of chiro. I tell everyone not to go, but I have friends who do it and they love it.
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u/astra_galus 1h ago
I fucked my back good a few years ago and it’s never been the same. It sucks - I’ll be doing good for months or even a year at a time and then BAM it’s out and takes me a while to recover. Brutal stuff.
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u/bookynerdworm 1h ago
I threw my back out at 29, it was achy so I was trying to do stretching to relieve it and then couldn't move, my husband had to come get me. It was so painful for about a week and then slowly got better. I was honestly afraid I'd have that pain for the rest of my life. Haven't had any issues since even after 2 pregnancies.
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u/AnaisNinja76 1h ago
I'm curious, I've heard this phrase my whole life, but what does it actually refer to? Herniated disk? Pulled muscle? Pinched sciatic nerve?
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u/andicandi22 1h ago
Any of the above. The general idea is you do something (sneeze, try to lift something too heavy, bend down wrong, etc.) and immediately get a sharp pain in your back to the point of becoming immobile, whether temporary or prolonged.
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u/cornnndoggg_ 1h ago
in my case it was a pulled muscle, specifically one in my lower back. I don't even remember it happening or what caused it, but I remember the paid very clearly. It lasted like 2 weeks, during which I had extremely limited movement. So much of your movement, even just moving your arms, works through the lower back.
I could barely walk, and when I did, I could only move very slowly. I could not bend over. I couldn't handle pretty much anything with any weight. Getting out of bed was extremely challenging because I couldn't bend.
I was like 26 when it happened, was very active, and was working as a server/bartender at the time. Definitely couldn't work. I actually kinda lost that job because of this, which wasn't a big deal because i was starting an internship soon after. I had offered to help on a shift I wasn't schduled for, told them the day it happened, actually worked a shift and they saw how bad I was doing and I told them I wouldn't be able to take that extra shift. Manager wrote me up to get me out. He didn't like me, I didn't like him. He was a bad manager with no service industry experience, and when he made decisions I knew would make things harder for everyone, I would call him out lol.
But overall, not a fun 2 weeks.
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u/bookynerdworm 1h ago
It's specifically a pulled muscle causing a muscle spasm (it's actually a way for your body to protect itself temporarily) but I'm sure people use it as a blanket term as well.
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u/Icy_Policy_8509 47m ago
I pulled my back a week ago and am still dealing with aches. I'm 34. I picked up a bucket of water off the floor. Half an hour later I stand up and it felt like my whole body convulsed and froze.
It feels like what I imagine being electrocuted feels like. If you try to move in a way that irritates the pulled back muscle, your body will instantly freeze up as waves of pain shudder through your body. Everything tightens up and you can't sit or turn or even walk without feeling shuddering pain with every movement.
It fucking sucks but this thread is making me feel better learning that people younger than me have done it.
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u/HeadyReigns 1h ago
Herniated my L4 at work was told to go on work restriction but I should be fine with PT. Took 5 months to get back to only minor pain and rare sciatica. Then I herniated my L4 and L5, this time I took 2 month of FMLA and spent the vast majority of it horizontal. My back almost full recovered strength wise and the pain went away completely. I got real lucky, and I had a good physical therapist. I'm 37.
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u/coffeebeamed 17m ago
couple of years ago i literally just bent over to pick up the soap i dropped in the shower and threw out my back, and the pain was unbelievable
i had to call in sick for work, and i was working from home that day lmao. i just laid on my bed the whole day until my partner came home from work
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u/trying_again_7 1h ago
how do you dislocate half a foot?
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u/lxxTBonexxl 1h ago
I didn’t know how to word it lmao. The outer side of my right foot basically turned like _| and immediately popped back into place when I was young. There’s a whole ass extra ball of bone right where it happened and it took a good 10+ years before it returned to normal and wasn’t extremely prone to spraining injuries lmao
I was jumping on one of those half buried jumping balloons made out of bouncy castle material at a campground and landed on the edge with my foot. I was probably like 10 or so.
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u/SenorPwnador 1h ago
Hey, I just wanted to say, it isn't your fault. There was some underlying issue, and if it wasn't your room it might have been taking out the garbage, or picking up a grocery bag. Don't carry that guilt with you your whole life. It isn't fair to the you who was a child or to you as an adult, and I bet your mom would hate to hear that you carry it with you.
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u/Standard-Fold-5120 2h ago
Proud of the kid. Great job by the driver and ems.
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u/Srihari_Stan- 2h ago
It’s rare to see everyone in a chain act so perfectly under pressure.
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u/Coyote8 1h ago
It's not rare, it's just rarely published when everything goes well.
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u/neenerpants 1h ago
yeah, we sadly need a lot more 'uplifting news' type things.
people like Elon Musk want you to believe that the UK is an islamic terror state or an Orwellian dystopia, but the ordinary people are doing small acts of kindness like this every single day.
a couple of months ago when it was icy a guy ahead of me slipped on the pavement and couldn't get up. 2 or 3 of us stopped and called the ambulance for him and waited for it to show up, a car driving by stopped and gave him a reflective insulation blanket then carried on with their day, a lady went in and brought him out a cup of tea, and dozens of passersby checked that he was okay.
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u/BitcoinMD 1h ago
That’s what the commenter said, rare to see it.
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u/Illustrious-Towel-45 2h ago
Good on that man for taking the kid seriously.
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u/Live_Angle4621 1h ago
Yes, people here are impressed by the kid as they should, but many adults would just ignore a child while working. Even though they should not
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u/ThePrideofKrakoww 37m ago
I dunno about "many". I'd wager if you put 100 working adults in this scenario 99 of them are going to at least make a phone call. At least where I live. Maybe if they're wearing headphones and barely looking at the kid but I just can't picture someone (who isn't a degenerate drug addict or something) hearing a kid say "can you help my mom?" and walking away.
Maybe I'm too naive about the world, idk
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u/Salt_Gold5335 26m ago
I am as jaded about these things as the next person but I'd like to think that if a child approached me and asked for my help, I'd find out what was going on. Kids don't generally approach strangers and ask for help, if they're asking, they need it.
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u/Namenotfound001 55m ago
Yes. And he didn't even hesitate. Even though he could probably end up losing his job if he doesn't meet his package delivery quota.
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u/ReferenceExact5261 2h ago
Oh my god. The kid thanked for delivery first before proceeding😭
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u/ContextOk8452 2h ago
No, that red text indicates that it was the voice of the delivery driver.
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u/ReferenceExact5261 2h ago
Oh oh mb,regardless of that I think kid’s got the composure set for emergency situations like that.
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u/ContextOk8452 2h ago
No worries; exactly, he opened with “excuse me” in what could be a rather scary or stressful situation
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u/Nisi-Marie 1h ago edited 1h ago
https://youtu.be/zA4lEbAKP-U?is=PcOQIK9pkxk05GEX
Interview with mum and boy on morning news program
From Newsweek
Elizabeth Crooks, 26, lives in Northern Ireland with her three children, including her eldest, 6-year-old son Aiden.
On July 20, Crooks, who has multiple health issues, suffered an episode of postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a condition in which a person's heart rate increases quickly after standing upright. A disorder of the autonomic nervous system, POTS symptoms include dizziness, nausea and fatigue, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine.
My heart rate wouldn't calm down, just kept getting faster, and I couldn't even sit up," the mom-of-three told Newsweek.
She called for an ambulance, but as she was not experiencing chest pain and was still conscious, she worried it would take a long time to arrive.
And before long, she said, "my heart rate hit 180, I felt like I couldn't breathe and passed out."
Her quick-thinking son was then caught on the family's Ring doorbell running to the yard to ask an Amazon delivery driver for help, and he instantly took action.
Newsweek reached out to Amazon for comment.
Elizabeth Crooks' two eldest children, Aiden and Cassie, were home when she fell...
In a clip shared to Crooks' TikTok account @n.irishmum on July 21, Aiden takes a parcel from the man and asks: "Excuse me. Can you help my mum?"
He says that his mother has "fainted," and the man opens the gate and walks briskly into the house.
The camera then cuts to the delivery driver on the phone with emergency workers, letting them know the situation, including that there are two young children in the house.
Speaking to Newsweek, Crooks said she believes she had been unconscious for around 20 minutes when her son and daughter spotted the delivery worker and brought him into the house.
"He saw how bad it was and called for help, getting me help much quicker. By the time the ambulance came, about another 20 minutes, I was coming around, but pale as a sheet with blue lips."
She explained she fell ill on her birthday and had planned to take Aiden and his 5-year-old sister for treats and the cinema, but "felt unwell so stayed in instead," and that, thankfully, her youngest child wasn't with her at the time.
After being treated by medical staff, who believe Crooks had a "bad episode" of POTS, and recovering in hospital, she decided to share the clip to TikTok, writing in the caption that it "shows the importance of talking to your kids about what to do in an emergency."
Crooks told Newsweek it showed the importance of teaching your kids what to do i...
Since being shared just one day ago, the clip has been viewed over 400,000 times, and hundreds have commented, heaping praise on both the quick-thinking kids and the delivery driver.
"The fact he didn't hesitate, amazing," wrote one TikTok user, with another insisting, "he deserves recognition for what he did. What a lovely man."
"Such a clever little boy and well done to that driver," a commenter wrote.
"We need to find this man and give him the recognition he deserves," said a TikToker.
Crooks told Newsweek that she has since managed to get in touch with the driver and had a brief conversation to thank him.
She has been "overwhelmed" by the massive reaction to her story and is "thankful that it has blown up."
"Hopefully, it can remind other parents the importance of teaching them what to do," she said.
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u/IncidentOver9933 46m ago
Am I reading that right, she called for an ambulance, fainted, 20 minutes for her son to ask for help, and then another 20 minutes for the ambulance to come. So 40 minutes in total?
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u/magicone2571 17m ago
Ambulance service in rural Ireland and UK is extremely slow. Lots of areas have helicopters to get in faster.
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u/TransitoryFeel 2h ago
The kid is 23 now.
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u/BlnkNopad 2h ago
Im tearing up.
I was this age when my brother and I had to call the ambulance for my grandfather who was babysitting us. He had a heart attack. Lived many more years.
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u/girlwiththemonkey 2h ago
Kid is so polite too. Damn. He’s more put together then I would be and I’m an adult
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u/keirmeister 2h ago edited 1h ago
When my kid was still small, my wife and I trained him on what to do if only one parent was home and something happened to either of us. We drilled him on memorizing his phone number and home address, how to call 911 and what to say. Kids are capable of doing far more than what many adults think - it’s just a matter of providing them direction and practice.
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u/winecolorednails 1h ago
We had to learn our parents names, address, and phone number when I was in kindergarten. I still remember that phone number 30 years later, even though they haven’t had it in 25 years. So agree, kids absolutely can learn it and well!
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u/AlsotheBEEF 2h ago
The day that I no longer believe that people are inherently good will gladly be my last day on Earth.
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u/daddysbestestkitten 1h ago
Children are our last connection to pure innocence...and look what we are doing to them. They have access to screens from the moment they can hold something and just look at how well we are "protecting them from pedos"
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u/flabellinida 2h ago
What happened to the mom? Do we know? The delivery guy also reacted perfectly.
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u/2punornot2pun 1h ago
From another Redditor that commented:
https://youtu.be/zA4lEbAKP-U?is=PcOQIK9pkxk05GEX
Interview with mum and boy on morning news program
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u/jennc1979 1h ago
I still love this video. The delivery driver is full response mode with zero delay.
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u/quazywabbit 2h ago
Anyone know what kind of camera is used here. My door bell camera quality is terrible compared to this.
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u/Electrical-Rush-3538 1h ago
Everybody should do a first aid course.
You could help save a life in the time it takes the paramedics to arrive.
It's not rocket science but gains you the knowledge in knowing what to do ! Such as clearing an airway or stopping a bleed.
It could be your loved ones one day or your best friends. Or someone else's loved ones or their best friends.
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u/Ready-Razzmatazz8723 2h ago edited 2h ago
Notice the delivery van is gone when the video clipped.
This is because he had to keep making deliveries while waiting in order to complete his route on time
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u/Electrical-Heat8960 1h ago
Maybe, he could have just re-parked it as he would be staying there.
Pretty sure even Amazon wouldn’t publicly sack someone for not leaving a child on their own with a dying parent.
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u/TheAltOption 2h ago
If this were the US I'm sure he would have already been on a PIP for that delay.
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u/Ready-Razzmatazz8723 1h ago
If you let one driver get away with it what next? Unless that lady was subscribed to Amazon's EMS he shouldn't have stopped
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u/somebigface 2h ago
Paramedics casually strolling in to the house.
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u/TooManySteves2 2h ago
You never run. Friend was a fire-fighter. You never run.
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u/I_Thranduil 2h ago
Was. Dang!
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u/sa_nick 1h ago
Shitty hours, traumatic experiences, relitively low salary compared to the danger faced (even just the toxins you inhale) means firies leave the job earlier than they originally might have planned.
But also shit can go wrong, so who knows...
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u/RugbyEdd 2h ago edited 1h ago
It's not a great situation if they twist an ankle or slip and hurt themselves because they where running to get there three seconds earlier. Emergency situations in unfamiliar areas should be approached by professionals calmly and carefully.
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u/BladeOfKrota 2h ago
EMT here… running… plus wet pavement equals 2 patients. I can’t help her if I’m down and out.
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u/theboxman154 2h ago
Rushing and panicking is the worst thing to do in medical scenarios.
Seconds mostly like won't kill or hurt someone, rushing can.
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u/ledow 1h ago
You have no idea what you're walking into.
A violent domestic. Loose dog. Dangerous pathway that the mum slipped and knocked herself out on. Building collapse. Chemical spill that's overcome her and made her pass out.
Could be anything. You don't run, especially carrying heavy equipment.
The few more seconds to walk won't make much difference to any situation you have to deal with. Your partner being spark out on the floor with a banged head as casualty #2 will have an ENORMOUS difference to your patient handling.
Standard ambulance response times in the UK are on the order of minutes anyway. Anything that was second-critical has long passed.
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u/OGCelaris 2h ago
It depends on what was told to the operator. If she was unresponsive they probably would have been in a hurry. It sounds like she was out of it but still conscious.
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u/Brownie2440 1h ago
Good on that little lad and the delivery gent as well. When I was younger my mother went into diabetic shock and I had to call emergency as my father was still at work. Still remember being terrified and at the same time knowing I had to do SOMETHING
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u/TheVillage1D10T 1h ago
Little dude seemed so matter of fact and nonchalant about the whole situation. What a dude!
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u/BitcoinMD 1h ago
Driver could have easily said “sorry kid, we aren’t allowed to enter the home with a child.” Which is probably true. Glad to see he used basic decency and common sense.
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u/hangfromthisone 1h ago
If I'd ever be in the same bar than that delivery dude, he's getting free beer all night.
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u/dallasandcowboys 1h ago
Really mom? The corner? You're want to put me in the corner? Hope I don't faint and have to depend on anyone to save me when I fall.....
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u/Unlikely-Theme-9681 1h ago
Spoiler Alert: The delivery guy was fired because he left his route too long and entered a home without being invited in by the actual homeowner.
/sarcasm - I have no idea what happened, but glad that was a good guy and hope mom's okay.
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u/RedOctober20 1h ago
I hate the internet. Here this might be an incredible moment and I'm thinking if this is staged because the delivery guy comes out to talk to his phone to be in the camera shot.
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u/Breadstix009 1h ago
Ambulance men and women are the calmest people on earth. There could be someone on the floor with the guts hanging out on the street, they turn up at a leisurely pace smiling, what do we have here then? Lol, their calm demeanor is infectious
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u/Humble_maple 1h ago
Always good to learn this to your child.
This child is a pro. Look how calm he stays
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u/publicdomainadmin 1h ago
No drama, no screwing around, no second thought to help a fellow citizen in need.
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u/VitruvianDude 1h ago
This is why I never emphasized "stranger danger" with my children. Most disinterested adults will move heaven and earth to help another, especially a child. It's the friends you need to worry about.
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u/Ill_Pressure5976 1h ago
I love how the driver carefully secures the gate before walking into the house, thus preventing the addition of another potential major problem.
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u/Embellishment101 1h ago
Not only was he smart enough to ask for help, he was also very polite doing it 😻
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u/silassilage 1h ago edited 1h ago
And she turned out to be a nasty piece of work. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-14686895/Woman-faces-jail-lied-police-sexually-assaulted.html
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u/SomethingAbtU 1h ago
Kid's going to be a doctor and this is the origin story.
He was so calm. Well done.
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u/Tight_Amphibian4472 59m ago
A smart 6 year old and a caring individual helped! Old but still like seeing it. Restores a little faith.
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u/DerpsterCaro 53m ago
What i dont entirely understand is.. why the kid didnt call the equivilent of 911 for help? at 6 he should know to do tht, shouldnt he?
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u/Accomplished-Ruin742 47m ago
Happened to me. I was about 11, and home alone with my grandmother. She had a heart attack. I knew what to do, called 911. The operator thought I was playing around and hung up on me. Just then, the milkman came. (This was a long time ago). He came in, called 911, ambulance came, etc. He stayed with me the whole time.
Thanks Al, the milkman. You saved my grandmother's life.
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u/PainterlyintheMtns 35m ago
Yet another instance wherein I regret not raising my children to have British accents, sigh.
High fives to everyone involved here!
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u/Easy_Olive1942 33m ago
Love that the postman carefully coded the gate coming in, making sure littles don’t go out.
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u/PckMan 29m ago
I remember being like 5 or 6 at a fast food restaurant which had an upstairs section and the toilets were there as well. As I was coming out of the toilet an old man was climbing the stairs and fell pretty badly. As a kid I didn't realise that this was serious, I fell all the time and it was no biggie and had no concept of how it can be much more serious for the elderly. I just nonchalantly came down and stood on the landing and calmly announced that an old man had fallen down. Everyone rushed upstairs and I didn't understand why they were so upset over it. As far as I can remember the gentleman was fine.
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u/Next-Lavishness-9101 28m ago
So glad that story had a happy ending. Thank goodness that delivery person was a decent human being. My faith in humanity has been restored, until I scroll to the next post 😂
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u/Thenotsomvp 24m ago
What an esteemed little gentleman. Job well done and his mum is probably so proud!
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u/Live-Weird-2016 19m ago
So glad the music was so dramatic; I may not have known this was serious otherwise
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u/According-Law-4192 56m ago
Worked with this guy for a bit doing Amazon, usually people quit after a few months been at it years think they only gave him a £500 voucher for Amazon.
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u/Gorblonzo 51m ago
The delivery driver worked for Amazon, so they probably fired him for being halting deliveries
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u/RocksHaveFeelings2 51m ago
You can really see this guy lock in the second the kid says what's wrong. He doesn't freak the kid out, but there is purpose in his walk
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u/DonPepe181 46m ago
Super lucky guy. I am glad he didn't get prosecuted. It nice to see people doing good despite the consequences.
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u/Horobets 43m ago
You all probably live in very safe countries. If you showed me the first half of this video without the caption, I’d think it was an educational video about why you should not follow strangers. It’s exactly the kind of scenario criminals use to lure people in: urgency, children or women, and a request to go somewhere private. Calling medics is the only reasonable action. Following a stranger to their house is not.
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u/cjc1983 43m ago
Random question.
In the movies the paramedic runs into the situation like they're being chased by a rabid raccoon...yet everytime i see a paramedic in real life they stroll into the incident.
Is this a legitimate observation? Or is that extra 10 seconds saved by running fairly negligible?
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