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Child struggles to breathe near Cotton StReading PA

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Cotton St, Reading, PA 19602

As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews responded to a possible medical emergency near Cotton Street involving a young child who was reportedly having trouble breathing, vomiting, and showing signs of distress.

Audio|Heard on: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
00:00
This is 822 available 1237.
00:06
Medic 1, near Cotton Street between 14th and 14 and a half streets.
00:13
ALS medical 1237.
00:19
Check on Cotton.
00:22
Everyone, near Cotton Street.
00:24
Six-year-old (name withheld), trouble breathing with vomiting.
00:27
Child is turning purple.
00:29
Not great since yesterday.
00:30
Still.

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Location mentioned:
Cotton St, Reading, PA 19602

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