Young Ridgewood girl calls 911 after mom starts choking
Thursday July 11, 2013, 10:15 AM
BY LAURA HERZOG
STAFF WRITER
The Ridgewood News
A 5-year-old Ridgewood girl’s 911 call on Tuesday, made to save her choking mother’s life, spotlighted the importance of teaching children about emergency preparedness.
Fortunately, Kerry Olson’s choking stopped just before the local fire department, police department and ambulance arrived. But if Chloe, her daughter, hadn’t been taught to make the 911 call, the situation could have become dire under different circumstances.
“When [a police officer] came in the house, I was pretty much OK,” Kerry said. “He asked me if I wanted to go to the hospital [and I said ‘no’]… That’s really all that happened, thank God. I’m happy that she knew to call.”
Ridgewood Police Capt. Jacqueline Luthcke said in her professional experience, she has never heard of a call being made by someone as young as Chloe.
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