Report from Sgt Craig Appleton

The parents of a child who saved her mother’s life by calling emergency services when she collapsed, have teamed up with the Police, Fire and Ambulance services to roll out In Case of Emergency (ICE) cards to schools across West Lancashire.

The Turner family; mum Michelle, dad John and their 5 year old daughter Maya, who moved to West Lancashire in August 2016, initially created these cards in conjunction with Lincolnshire Police after Michelle fell ill suddenly at their home in North Hykeham in Lincoln.

Fortunately, a couple of months before, she had drawn a sketch of an ambulance and the number ‘999’ on a piece of paper which she left by the phone and it was as a result of this that Maya knew what to do and was able to call for help.

Afterwards, the family decided that they wanted to find a way to use Maya’s story to help educate other children about what to do in an emergency and created these cards with their local neighbourhood policing team in Lincolnshire.

Emergency services often find smaller children know their first name and maybe road name. It can take vital minutes for emergency operators to get further vital information.

The ICE card will help children to remember what number to ring and will be able to give their first and last name, the house number, road name and as importantly village or town.