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Boy, 4, Guides Emergency Call That Saves Mother in Suspected Carbon Monoxide Leak

Health leaders praised the dispatchers’ speed, calling the case a model of coordinated rescue.

Overview

  • A worried employer’s alert to Italy’s 118 service Monday led operators to call the home, where a 4-year-old answered and said his mother was on the floor.
  • The dispatcher, identified in Wednesday coverage as nurse Sharone Cominato, kept the child calm and directed ambulance crews to the Po Delta address.
  • Firefighters entering the Rovigo-area residence triggered a gas sensor, a key tool because carbon monoxide is colorless and odorless.
  • Doctors at Adria’s Santa Maria Regina degli Angeli hospital found low carbon monoxide levels and discharged both patients the same afternoon.
  • ULSS 5 director Mauro Filippi praised the team’s professionalism, and authorities are inspecting the home to pinpoint the source of the suspected leak.