Heartbroken mum Samantha Lennon reveals final word of daughter Imogen before ... trends now
A grieving mother has revealed the final word her precious little girl spoke to her before she choked to death on her favourite snack.
Samantha Lennon stopped to do a quick grocery shop after her daughter Imogen finished her swimming lesson in Canowindra, in central west NSW, on January 16.
Her five-year-old's favourite snack was a cocktail frankfurt and she gave her child the food to eat on their drive back to the family dairy farm.
Imogen had been chatting away from the back seat before she suddenly went quiet and she began to choke on the snack.
Mrs Lennon recalled turning around in fear after her daughter called out for her with a single word that would be her last.
Five-year-old Imogen (above) choked to death on a cocktail frankfurt in regional NSW town Canowindra on January 16
'She said, "Mum" but it was the strangest sounding "Mum" ever,' Mrs Lennon told 7News.
'I looked back and her lips are turning blue and I can see she's choking.'
Mrs Lennon is first-aid trained and did everything she could to help Imogen cough up the food, but her daughter could not be saved.
The distraught mother learned afterwards about a small tool that could have saved her daughter's life and called for greater awareness around the product.
The simple device is called LifeVac and it has saved 747 lives worldwide, including 449 children.
It was introduced to Australia six years ago, though it is still largely unknown. Now Mrs Lennon aims to help change that to save other families from going through the tragedy the Lennons have experienced.
LifeVac has a suction mask that fits over a person's mouth with a small pump on top.
The person working to clear the blockage stuck in a patient's throat grabs the handle on top of the pump, pushes down and immediately releases - bringing the blockage to the surface.
Mrs Lennon said half of the frankfurt Imogen was snacking on became lodged in her throat.
Mrs Lennon 'drove like hell' to Canowindra hospital immediately after trying to resuscitate her daughter in the car.
No ambulances were available and there was no doctor at the hospital.
Two nurses and a cleaner tried to help clear Imogen's airway while her dad Bill, rushed to her side.
Tragically, little Imogen could not be resuscitated and she died.
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