AMITYVILLE, NY — As Grace Varley’s brother choked on food and turned blue, their panicked grandmother ran out the door — carrying the passed-out toddler to the neighbor’s house.

MOBILE, AL — When a 9-1-1 operator says this: “Mobile County 9-1-1, what’s the location of your emergency?” What they expect to hear next is just that… an emergency. But far too often, it’s something like this actual call:

ATLANTA, GA — Two former Fulton County 911 operator trainees said the message at the Department of Emergency Services was “get pregnant and get fired.”

ENGLAND — At least 150 lives will be saved and thousands of wasted ambulance journeys avoided by a change in 999 response practices, NHS chiefs believe.

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MD — The 911 operator who helped save a toddler’s life, after a near drowning in Laurel last week, was still a trainee.

NORWALK, IA — A candidate to be Warren County sheriff said a recent 911 call raises serious questions about the way dispatchers are trained.

LANSING, MI — How prepared are your children for an emergency? Could they get help if you were unresponsive?