Brave, mature little girl Gabrielle Johnston awarded for saving mum WITH maturity beyond her years a nine-year-old girl rang an ambulance when her mother was struck down with a potentially fatal medical condition. Gabrielle Johnston received the Star Award today from Ambulance NSW following a Triple Zero call made when her mother, Rachel, was in too much pain to move. Throughout the four and a half minute call the operator, Janelle Gaskin, gave Gabrielle a series of instructions and she completed every one. "Gabrielle was able to answer all of my questions, from her address, to explaining the pain that her mother was experiencing - she was so brave," Ms Gaskin said. The call transcript reveals just how composed the nine-year-old was during the incident in April. JG: "Tell me exactly what's happening?" GJ: "My Mum has pains in her tummy, I think." JG: "Are you with Mum now?" GJ: "Yeah" JG: "Do you know how old Mum is?" GJ: "She is 34" JG: "Is Mum awake?" GJ: "Um yeah." JG: "Is she breathing?" GJ: "Yeah she is breathing." JG: "Can she talk to you at all?" GJ: "I don't think so." JG: "Are you at home alone with your Mum are you?" GJ: "Yeah I'm with my sister and my brother" JG: "How old are your sister and brother?" GJ: "My sister is five and my brother is eight months" JG: "Where's the eight month old brother?" GJ: "He's just in his room." JG: "What's Mum doing at the moment?" GJ: "She's just lying in her bed." JG: "What I want you to do, ok, I want you go to Mum, I want you to stay on the line with me ok, don't hang up, are you in the same room as Mum now?" GJ: "Yeah." JG: "Can you ask her what's the problem? See if she's talking to you. GJ: "She has abdominal pain." Gabrielle also unlocked the front door, instructed her mother to not eat or drink anything and that paramedics were on the way. Then she ended the call to ring her aunt to come pick her and her brother and sister up. Ms Johnston was rushed to Sutherland Hospital for an emergency operation for severe stomach pains, which could have resulted in serious internal haemorrhaging. Gabrielle was awarded the Star Award by none other than Ms Gaskin who made the trip to Helensburgh Primary School this afternoon.