01 Mar 2021

Shaun, 9, awarded 'Special Bravery' certificate

What a fantastic effort by young Shaun Ramsay, aged 9, who called an ambulance for his mum after she had a seizure.

Anne Ramsay, of Elderslie, said she is proud of her quick thinking son, who has Trisomy 8 mosaicism, a rare condition. Symptoms vary, but can include speech or learning delays.

She said: “He managed to give our address and tell them I was on the floor, when the ambulance arrived he let them in the house – it’s incredible what we achieved.

“Although he must have been terrified he got help for me and managed to speak to the ambulance dispatcher words can’t describe how proud I am. Can I also commend the team that came to my house they helped calm him down and took care of me.”

Anne said Shaun wants to be a paramedic when he grows up – or an astronaut. Good luck Shaun in either career. What a remarkable effort to help your mum.

The call was taken by Fiona Cruickshanks and Kirsty Craig, of Paisley Station, also attended.

Shaun pictured with his Special Bravery Award given by the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Contact Information

Edward Earl
edward.earl@nhs.scot

The Scottish Ambulance Service employs over 5000 highly skilled staff.
We provide an emergency ambulance service to a population of over 5 million people, serving all mainland and island communities.
Our Patient Transport Service also takes around 1 million patients to and from hospital.
Each year, we respond to over 1.5 million calls for assistance.
Over 600,000 of these are emergency and unscheduled incidents.
We transfer around 90,000 patients between hospitals.
Our air ambulance service undertakes around 3,500 missions.
Our ScotSTAR service transfers 2,500 of Scotland's most seriously ill patients each year.
We are assisted by over 1,200 volunteers, such as our community first responders.

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