As he watched his grandfather struggle to breathe, 11-year-old Godfrey Wignarajah didn’t panic. He picked up the phone and called 911.
   “I was scared. My grandfather might die. I was nervous,” Godfrey said.
   When paramedics （护理人员） arrived at the Scarborough apartment they found a calm child trying to save his grandfather. Unfortunately, his grandfather, Benjamin James Wignarajah, 67, died from cardiac arrest （心搏停止）, but paramedics were so impressed with how Godfrey handled the situation. “We walked through the door and Godfrey was leaning over his grandfather doing compressions （压缩） on his chest,” said paramedic Craig Wilson.
    Godfrey was alone with his grandfather at his grandfather’s apartment on July 10. When the man started to cough, he told his grandson to call his parents. Godfrey knew his parents were not at home, so he called 911.
   Godfrey, who is about to start Grade 6 at St. Richard Catholic School, said he has never seen anyone perform CPR before.
    “I saw people doing it on television.”
    People need to get involved and call 911 when they see that someone is hurt, whether it’s on the street or in their home. Children should be told the address of the location where they are, whether it’s their own home or a friend’s or babysitter’s home, should they have to report an emergency. Godfrey said his Grade 4 teacher taught the class to call 911.