Wick’s George, 12, is honoured for his heroics

George Davey, 12, of Wick, is hailed for his heroics in saving his mum Kerri, by ambulance staff in Littlehampton

However, instead of panicking about his injured mum Kerri, the 12-year-old remained calm and collected and took swift, decisive action by calling 999 for help – a move which has now been praised by the South East Coast Ambulance Service (SECAmb).

And two months after the terrifying ordeal, George, a student at The Littlehampton Academy, has been recognised for his heroics.

The paramedics who came to his aid have presented him with a certificate, commending his actions, at the Littlehampton ambulance station.

Emergency medical adviser Ali Dennison, from SECAmb’s emergency operations centre in Lewes handled George’s 999 call while Worthing ambulance technician Nick Russell was first on scene to find Kerri, 35, unconscious and bleeding with a nasty facial injury.

Heroics praised

Nick was then joined by fellow Worthing colleagues critical care paramedic Shaun Baron and ambulance technician Troy Cabrera.

During the presentation, the team recounted how they worked together to assess and treat Kerri before taking her to Worthing Hospital.

They explained how they were impressed at how calm George remained, at what was an extremely worrying time.

Troy said: “George was just great – by ringing us in the first place, but then when we arrived, by helping to fetch things we needed.

“He was calm and collected and gave us accurate information.

“He made our job much easier and he should be very proud at how well he helped his mum.”

George described the day as “terrifying” but said that he was proud to have done what he could to help his mum.

The youngster said: “The day was terrifying for me but I’m so pleased to have been able to thank Nick, Shaun, Troy and Ali for everything they did for us both. I have so much respect for everyone in the ambulance service.”

Kerri thanked everyone for helping, saying the bravery of her son was incredible and the kindness and patience of the medical team was “outstanding”.

‘Utterly terrifying’

She said: “Words cannot describe how very grateful I am to everyone who took care of both me and George. I can only imagine how utterly terrifying it was for him to witness.

“The speed everyone arrived and how calming Ali was on the phone when taking him through all the important checks is something I’ll be forever grateful for. The kindness and patience the team showed was truly outstanding.

“We wanted to say thank you to them and also to all their colleagues for the fantastic job they do every day.”