Child swallows object; adult has arm numbness, Berks County PA
Medical EmergencyThe audio is a dispatch recording about two medical issues at an urgent care on Benjamin Franklin Highway West. A 5-year-old swallowed a small object; the child’s father decided to bring the child to urgent care and asked to cancel ambulance response. Separately, a 53-year-old man arrived with left-arm numbness, trouble moving the arm, and high blood pressure around 176/105. The recording does not give a final hospital destination.
Audio|Source: Berks County Emergency Services
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Transcript:
Dispatch report for urgent care on Benjamin Franklin Highway West. Call for a 5-year-old male who swallowed a small object. While on the line, the father said he would take the child to urgent care and requested cancellation. Also a 53-year-old male at the urgent care entrance with numbness in his left arm, difficulty moving the arm, and high blood pressure reading about 176/105. Hospital destination unknown.
Dispatch report for urgent care on Benjamin Franklin Highway West. Call for a 5-year-old male who swallowed a small object. While on the line, the father said he would take the child to urgent care and requested cancellation. Also a 53-year-old male at the urgent care entrance with numbness in his left arm, difficulty moving the arm, and high blood pressure reading about 176/105. Hospital destination unknown.
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Location mentioned:
Benjamin Franklin Hwy, Pennsylvania
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