A teen saved his younger brother using an app to guide medics to their rural location when the little boy suddenly had a life-threatening seizure while they were 'in the middle of nowhere'. Callum Finazzi, 14, had to spring into action when his little brother, Liam, 10, started having a potentially life-threatening seizure in May 2022.
The teenager thought to use the ‘what3words’ app when his dad, Andy, 37, asked him to call an ambulance while he tried to administer the anti-seizure medication and look after Liam. After identifying the specific address - which made it easy for the paramedics to locate the family - West Midlands Ambulance arrived within five minutes.
Liam - who suffered a brain injury after being diagnosed with Burkitt's leukaemia when he was five - spent over a week in hospital while doctors got his seizures under control. Liam is now on cannabis oil to help with his seizures but is non-verbal and struggles with his mobility.
