Rescue Rex teaches Nashville kids when to call 911
On National First Responders Day, Metro Nashville's dancing dinosaur Rescue Rex showed Gateway Elementary students how to spot an emergency, call 911, and give an address. The free program has reached Davidson County kids for more than 30 years.
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Rescue Rex, Metro Nashville's dancing dinosaur, visited Gateway Elementary in Madison on National First Responders Day, WSMV reported. The free program uses songs and games to teach children how to recognize an emergency, call 911, and tell a dispatcher where they are.
Nashville has brought the lessons to Davidson County students for more than 30 years. The station noted that a child may be the only person who can place the call if a parent or grandparent has a medical emergency. The visit was practice, out loud, before anyone needs it.
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Rescue Rex is a dancing dinosaur from Metro Nashville who visits schools to teach children how to call 911. On National First Responders Day, Rex went to Gateway Elementary in Madison. The free program uses songs and games. Kids practice how to tell a real emergency from a small problem, how to call, and how to say their address so a dispatcher can find them. Nashville has offered the lessons in Davidson County for more than 30 years. A child is sometimes the only person who can make the call if a parent or grandparent needs help.
- What belongs in a 911 call besides the word help?
- How can you tell a real emergency from something a grown-up can fix later?
- Why does the dispatcher need your address?
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