5-year-old's a lifesaver; EMERGENCY.A GIRL of five saved her father's life by dialling 999 after he collapsed. Eloise Massingham also fitted his oxygen mask oxygen mask n. A masklike device that is placed over the mouth and nose and through which oxygen is supplied from an attached storage tank. and turned on the supply. Former decorator Leslie, 50, who suffers from emphysema emphysema (ĕmfĭsē`mə), pathological or physiological enlargement or overdistention of the air sacs of the lungs. A major cause of pulmonary insufficiency in chronic cigarette smokers, emphysema is a progressive disease that commonly , said: "It's incredible, There's no doubt about it. She saved my life. I'm immensely proud. She's an angel." Leslie, of Whittlesey, Cambs, added: "She got me help within seven minutes and had me hooked up to a mask in half that time." Police have awarded Eloise a certificate for her actions. |
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