Child chokes after swallowing plastic toy on US-45

Heard on: Gogebic County Fire and EMS

01:30

This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

00:00

I had a call that just came through.

00:01

It's (number withheld) US-45 in Ontonagon Township.

00:04

Do you want me to page out a call for that?

00:11

Um, could you repeat that address so we can see the ETA?

00:19

(number withheld) US-45.

00:27

Okay, we can go ahead and take that (number withheld) US-45, you said?

00:38

Affirm, we got a six-year-old swallowed a dumpling, complaining of a breathing problem.

00:43

It's a plastic toy, so it feels like it's in his chest.

00:46

He is possibly breathing normally, we're getting more as we go here.

00:51

Hi, copy. Is Medevac available? Negative.

00:59

Hi, copy. If you can get ALS rolling on this, I'm thinking US 45.

01:05

I don't know how far out that is.

01:07

If it's closer, 4B ambulance.

01:10

That's just south of the city, so we'll get them rolling.

01:19

Zero beacon 303.

01:26

303.

01:28

You can mark us en route to Aspirus with one.

2026-10-16 22:27 UTC

Medical Emergency

US-45, Ontonagon, MI 49953

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As discussed during the dispatch call, dispatchers reported a possible medical emergency near US-45 in Ontonagon Township involving a child who reportedly swallowed a plastic toy and was having trouble breathing. Ground medical units were requested to respond, and air transport was not available.