A Dresden mom is thanking emergency service workers for saving the life of her young daughter.
On January 20, Sommer Phenix's two-year-old-daughter, London, suffered a complex seizure.
This was London's first time experiencing a seizure. It lasted around 30 minutes and London remained unconscious during the ordeal.
On that day, the area was experiencing the first big snowstorm of the year. Roads were hazardous and Phenix knew it would take longer than usual for an ambulance to arrive. In the meantime, volunteers from the Dresden fire department were paged to respond. Phenix said they arrived at her house within minutes, potentially saving the life of her child.
"[The] fire [department] was great," said Phenix. "They talked me through everything and they tried to take my mind off my daughter being in seizure."
While trying to calm her down until the ambulance arrived, firefighters also administered oxygen to her daughter.
"It was quite serious. Her oxygen levels started going down. That's when they started giving her oxygen, which was definitely life-saving at that point I think," said Phenix.
Once emergency medical workers arrived, Phenix said they were equally as amazing -- comforting her and letting her ride in the ambulance with London.
After spending a few nights in the hospital with her daughter, Phenix said she wanted to make sure that the hard work of the emergency services was recognized.
"They came out in the snow storm. They're on a volunteer basis and I think it's very important that their life-saving efforts were recognized," said Phenix. "They definitely risked their own safety to come out and help my child."
She also wanted to show the workers what impact their hard work has on the lives of others.
"A lot of the time emergency services don't get to see the call follow through. They respond to the call, then they don't necessarily know what happens next after the patient goes to the hospital," Phenix said. "I think it was important for them to realize and to see for themselves that they saved a life."
Phenix said London is now happy, healthy and back to her normal self.
