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In July, a sudden health crisis struck at the Beverley Park home of Jayden Ansara and his mother, Angelika. The 48-year-old suffered a collapse due to an undiagnosed brain aneurysm that had ruptured.
Faced with the emergency, nine-year-old Jayden acted swiftly, dialing Triple Zero, where operator Tammy Terrazzino took his call.
“My dad’s on the night shift, so I’m pretty scared,” Jayden admitted to Tammy, seeking guidance.
Unsure of how to proceed, he expressed his confusion, saying, “I don’t know what to do.”
Offering reassurance, Tammy guided him through the situation. “We’re going to help her heart keep beating,” she explained. “Have you ever seen people in the movies do CPR?”
Tammy told 9News she let out a “sigh of relief” after hearing Jayden’s mum had become responsive. 
“That’s the outcome we want at the end of every call,” Tammy said.
Following the ordeal, Jayden received a tour of an ambulance and was officially recognised with a bravery award.
Angelika and Jayden were reunited today with Tammy and the paramedics who took over at the scene.
“I got a little bit emotional seeing her because the last time I saw her, obviously it was a very different circumstance,” paramedic Samantha Israel told 9News.
“To be able to get that kind of help obviously gives us a chance, and everybody else down the line, more time to help patients,” paramedic Tania Bourke said.
Angelika said that using cue cards and roleplays helped prepare Jayden for the moment.
”We used to do that, I guess trained him up, and he remembered.”
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