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Boy, 4, saves mum's life with 000 call

16:35 AEST Wed Apr 25 2007
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He may only be four years old, but Sasha Hartmann is brave beyond his years.

The young Gold Coast boy is being hailed a hero for saving his mother's life after she collapsed on the floor of their Robina home on Monday.

Sasha dialled triple-0 and stunned the operator by providing his full name, address and phone number.

He also gave details about his mother Melita's heart condition, and answered questions about her illness until the ambulance arrived.

"When he was about three, we taught him how to call triple-0 for the fire brigade, ambulance or police," his proud mum said.

"When I collapsed from my heart condition he did exactly what he had been taught and said his whole name, his address, gave his telephone number and said: 'My mum has a heart problem and she's sick and she needs the doctors really quickly'.

"You can tell them what to do but, obviously, you don't know what's going to happen until the day ... We thought he might panic or forget or cry but he didn't do any of that."

Ms Hartmann said Sasha also used his quick thinking to let the ambulance officers into the house after he couldn't get the front door open.

"They couldn't get through the front door because the lock was too high so he went through the garage and opened it with the remote to let them in because he knew he had to get them in some way," she said.

"He's definitely my hero."

Ms Hartmann said Sasha had not left her side since she collapsed, but had been remarkably modest about his new-found fame.

"We tell him he's a hero and that he did really good," she said.

"But he doesn't think that he did anything special ... He's just happy he's been on TV."

As a reward for his bravery, Ms Hartmann and her husband Dennis are going to give Sasha what every kid dreams of.

"We're going to take him to Toys 'R' Us and say: 'Pick what that you want'," she said.

"He saved my life ... that's the least we can do."

 
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