Child possibly swallowed coin on Kelly Road overpass, Apex NC
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Medical EmergencyAccording to the dispatch call, emergency responders evaluated an eight-year-old girl near Kelly Road and Highway 64 who may have swallowed a coin. The child was calm and alert during assessment. The mother refused further treatment or transport to the hospital.
Audio|Heard on: Wake County Fire
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03:53
Transcript:
00:00
We are on Kelly Road right at the overpass to US Highway 64.
00:07
It's got to be there.
00:17
7 from, I just 26.
00:21
(number withheld).
00:25
Eight-year-old female,
00:28
no prior medical history,
00:31
no known allergies, do not take any medications.
00:34
Just before calling 911, she was upstairs without any,
00:39
no adult witness.
00:41
We're showing her different coins to determine what size coin it is.
00:44
She said it was a gray coin.
00:45
And it's bigger than a dime.
00:47
So we are leaning nickel or a quarter.
00:49
She's still moving there very well.
00:51
She's nice and calm.
00:53
97 pulse.
00:59
9802, 981 temp, 150 over 104.
01:04
We'll run the first floor.
01:14
That's a good copy.
01:15
We're about 5 to 7 out.
01:19
We'll update you if anything changes.
01:27
We're getting vital signs now.
01:28
Someone spoke with the mother stating that they didn't want the daughter to get checked out.
01:33
We're going to go ahead and get basic vital signs.
01:35
They're saying that she does not want to be transported or anything like that.
01:43
14 headquarters type 22.
01:46
Go ahead.
01:48
I'm running short on trucks if you can advise when you get their BMS as needed.
01:55
Ladder 14, copy.
01:58
We're going to get him to stop and you can park here in the intersection.
02:05
You say that again?
02:09
Oh,
02:11
Tune.
02:14
31's on, go ahead.
02:18
What's how is ETS?
02:20
We're coming down the street.
02:22
We'll be there in about less than a minute now.
02:26
Copy that.
02:32
You all need the stair chair we now get here?
02:37
Copy.
02:39
Okay,
02:44
79. What would be your ETA?
02:51
About 12, 15 minutes?
02:57
Copy that.
02:59
Station's arrives here and they were trying to leave, but we were telling them to wait.
03:02
So y'all can get here and then get a refusal if that's the route they want to go.
03:11
If they're going to refuse, you know, they can cancel the ambulance through you to me and we'll just take it as I cancel if you want or we'll roll in for a refusal.
03:19
It's really up to the parents.
03:22
With the parents not on the scene, is that still okay? We have them on the phone?
03:29
Yeah, if you have a conversation with them, yeah, that's fine.
03:34
Probably that. I'll verify with the mom and let you know here a second.
03:42
The mother on the phone stating that they want to refuse treatment.
03:48
Okay, thanks for handling that.
03:50
We're going to go back in the service.
03:51
Thank you.
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This transcript is automatically generated by AI from live dispatch audio. Dispatch communications may include background noise, overlapping speakers, or rapidly evolving situations, and automated transcription may not capture all details or context.
Location mentioned:
US-64 & Kelly Rd, Apex, NC 27502
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