Child unresponsive after taking sleeping pills at babysitter's, Morganton NC


A child at a babysitter's house ingested sleeping pills and became unresponsive. The caregiver called Poison Control and emergency responders were dispatched to the Family Dollar near US 70 East. The child was difficult to keep awake after being picked up.
Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Number 167 first responders near US 70 East Cross Street, Pillar Street, Drexel Road.
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This will be the Family Dollar, Overdose, Emergency Response.
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167, first responders, near US 70 East, Cross Street, Pillar Street, and Drexel Road.
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This will be a family dollar, overdose, emergency, response.
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Talk about 1937.
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Do you say a poisoning?
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He advised on what circumstance is on?
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No. Let's go ahead and see a sleep pill.
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62 verb. What was the bill?
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I said it was a colonodine.
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It's going to be a sleeping pill.
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Advise that the child got a hold of it at the babysitter's house.
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She called Poison Control and they advised to call us.
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The caller picked this child up to the babysitter's house.
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He was asleep and she picked him up.
00:43
He woke up. She can't get him to stay awake.
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She already spoke with Poison Roll.
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Okay, she's having it too, and right.
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Location mentioned:
Near US-70, Morganton, NC 28655
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