A four-year old girl who called 999 after her mum collapsed and carried out lifesaving treatment while waiting for an ambulance to arrive has been given an award. Daisy Hamer followed instructions from a call handler to successfully perform CPR when mum Aimee stopped breathing. She then used the phonetic alphabet to tell East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS) their address in Walesby, Nottinghamshire.

Daisy, now five, was given a bravery award by EMAS at Walesby Church of England Primary School on Tuesday, 19 December. Daisy said receiving the award “made me feel like I was grown up” and that she wasn’t scared when her mum was unconscious. After listening to the call, Aimee said: “It was very emotional hearing the call. It wasn’t like I expected.

Obviously I was told she did amazingly but I didn’t expect her to be as calm and cool as she was. It just made me really proud of her really. “The mum-of-four, who has a number of health complaints, has taught her children how to respond in an emergency. She said: “I taught Daisy and my other children the phonetic alphabet by making a rhyme out of our postcode to make it fun and memorable. “She added: ‘While I’ve had other funny turns previously, the kids were never on their own with me as my husband was there to call 999, but Daisy would always get involved by fetching me a cushion and blanket. “Daisy is amazing and so grown up her age. “Daisy has said she wants to become a paramedic or a surgeon after what happened. Jackie Spate, Phillip Rowe and Jenny Paling were the first ambulance crew members to arrive at the Walesby home after Daisy’s 999 call. The trio presented Daisy with her award.