When an Ohio school bus driver began to suffer a medical event, a brother and sister took action that may have saved her life.
Footage taken from a surveillance camera inside the bus shows 8-year-old Catrina sitting in the seat nearest the driver, who began to have trouble breathing. Catrina asked if she was alright, and a shake of the head replied in the negative.
The footage, released by Crestview Local Schools in Ashland, then shows Catrina run to the back of the bus and alert someone she knew she could count on: her 7th-grade brother Charlie.
Charlie rushes to the front and used the radio to call the school and alert them to the emergency, while an 8th grader named Kali also called 911.
The driver, who was hospitalized and later discharged, had allegedly instructed all her regular riders how to use the radio to call the school in case of an emergency, and she said she was glad they remembered her instructions, according to ABC News.
“When I realized that something was going on, [I] went up there and grabbed the radio and then called the school because I knew that that was the quickest way to get help,” Charlie told ABC affiliate WEWS.
“My brother … in the inside when something’s going wrong, he’s scared but on the outside, he’s like calm and concentrated,” said Catrina.
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“The actions of these students were truly outstanding,” said Crestview Local Schools Superintendent Jim Grubbs “They remained calm, communicated clearly, and helped one another in a situation that could have been much worse. Their families should be incredibly proud.”
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