Two-year-old with breathing problems and fever, Hickory NC


Radio dispatch of a medical emergency near Carroll St. A two-year-old boy has been sick about a week and is experiencing constant breathing difficulty, stomach pain, and a high fever (102.4°F). The caller said the child is nonverbal and grabbing his stomach and that he may have hand, foot, and mouth disease. Responding units upgraded their response and described the scene as a single-wide home with a swing set, a gray car, and a white SUV in the driveway.
Audio|Source: Burke County Public Safety
02:33
Transcript:
Crew 2, near Carroll St, Cross St, Brent St, sick person routine response. Crew 2, near Carroll St, Cross St, Brent St, sick person, upgrade emergency response for EMD code. Timeout, (number withheld). First responders, near Carroll St, Cross St, Branch St, sick person emergency response. 78, first responders, near Carroll St, Carol St, Cross St, Brent St, sick person, emerged to your response. Timeout, (number withheld). By 18th, (name withheld), I'm not sure my radio is getting out. You can show us clear, stay hard. That'll be a silver for the focus. And 10-8-(number withheld). (number withheld), Victor, Nora, (number withheld). That'll be a white self-roto pickup truck. Class 4 of VIN (number withheld) and Skeets will have it no file or proper proof. And you can tell me (number withheld), (number withheld) p.m. T and 4.3. Get back in here for 6. He units responding near Carroll St, Cross St, Brent St. It's going to be a single wide with a swing set out front, a gray car, and a white SUV in the driveway. Two-year-old male, constant breathing, responding normally, not breathing normally. Caller stated patient is nonverbal and grabbing at his stomach. Patient has been sick for about a week. Caller did advise he does have a fever of 102.4 as of 10 minutes ago. Caller also advised patient has hand, foot, and mouth.
Crew 2, near Carroll St, Cross St, Brent St, sick person routine response. Crew 2, near Carroll St, Cross St, Brent St, sick person, upgrade emergency response for EMD code. Timeout, (number withheld). First responders, near Carroll St, Cross St, Branch St, sick person emergency response. 78, first responders, near Carroll St, Carol St, Cross St, Brent St, sick person, emerged to your response. Timeout, (number withheld). By 18th, (name withheld), I'm not sure my radio is getting out. You can show us clear, stay hard. That'll be a silver for the focus. And 10-8-(number withheld). (number withheld), Victor, Nora, (number withheld). That'll be a white self-roto pickup truck. Class 4 of VIN (number withheld) and Skeets will have it no file or proper proof. And you can tell me (number withheld), (number withheld) p.m. T and 4.3. Get back in here for 6. He units responding near Carroll St, Cross St, Brent St. It's going to be a single wide with a swing set out front, a gray car, and a white SUV in the driveway. Two-year-old male, constant breathing, responding normally, not breathing normally. Caller stated patient is nonverbal and grabbing at his stomach. Patient has been sick for about a week. Caller did advise he does have a fever of 102.4 as of 10 minutes ago. Caller also advised patient has hand, foot, and mouth.
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Near Carroll St, Hickory, NC 28601
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