Two Sevenoaks children have been awarded after rushing to their mother's aid when she fell crashing her head on a piece of concrete.

It was a frightening moment for Stephanie Dean when she fell outside her home but quick thinking by her two young children ensured she got treatment when they kept calm and called 999.

Their efforts have been rewarded with the presentation of a commendation certificate, tour inside an ambulance and a visit to South East Coast Ambulance Service’s Emergency Operations Centre in Coxheath.

It was back in April when Stephanie fell when standing outside on a chair and reaching up to wash some windows. The blow to the back of head left her semi-conscious, dazed and bleeding heavily from the wound.

But seven-year-old James and sister Annabelle, 6, called for help from a friend and when that failed called 999.

The call was taken by Emergency Medical Advisor Jess Garland who was very impressed by the calm way Annabelle dealt with the call.

She said: “She was able to clearly give me their address and what had happened to her mum. I was amazed at how well she coped in what must have been a very scary situation."

Paramedic and clinical team leader, Chris Thorne, was quickly on scene and also commented on how calm and helpful the youngsters were.

He said: “They were brilliant. Their mum must be so proud of them. They stayed so calm and even helped us all out when we arrived.”

While on scene Chris told the children of his dog, Mr Moose. They didn’t believe how big he was so Chris brought the dog with him to the reunion for the children to see.

Stephanie was taken to Tunbridge Wells Hospital in Pembury for further treatment.

Stephanie said: “I’ve taught the children from early on our address and telephone number just in case. They did ever so well. I ended up with a big bump on my head and slept all day the next day. It was so lovely to be able to meet up with Jess, Chris and Alex and thank them personally for all their help.”