A 3-year-old child could save a life by dialing 911. Would your little one know what to do if you fell and could not get up? It takes only a short time to teach a child how, why, and when to phone for help. The most common life-threatening event in the home is falling, with 6,000 victim deaths per year. It may sound ominous to be teaching a small child to dial 911 in an emergency, but if you do an online search, you will discover many stories of lives saved this way.