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By Tim Henley Modified: June 24, 2008 at 12:24 am •  Published: June 24, 2008
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GUTHRIE — Simple song lyrics helped a 3-year-old Guthrie girl get help for her mother who had fainted.

Jessica Eaves, 24, taught her daughter, Madelyn, a song that goes "911 green, 911 green.” That phrase helped Jessica Eaves.

One week after rehearsing the song with her daughter, Eaves, who was three months pregnant, lost consciousness and fell down due to a medical condition called vasovagal syncope, a common cause of fainting.

Remembering the words to the song, Madelyn picked up her mother's BlackBerry phone and pressed 911 and the green button, which connected her to a dispatcher.

The dispatcher who took the call May 27 was able to pinpoint the location within one block. Dispatchers kept Madelyn on the phone for about 11 minutes, asking questions to help guide emergency workers to the home. Madelyn was able to answer questions about the house and describe her parents' vehicles . Based on her description, paramedics found the house and were able to help Eaves.

"I was ecstatic,” Eaves said. "I could not believe a 3-year-old girl was able to think that fast and that clearly.

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