Two-year-old male choking on candy in Salem, Salem NY

Medical Emergency

Reported: 11/5/2025 03:47 PM

Near S Main St, Salem, NY 12865

A medical emergency occurred near Main Street in Salem involving a two-year-old male who was choking on candy. Multiple emergency medical units responded to the scene. The child was initially struggling but was able to breathe while receiving assistance. Efforts to remove the candy were ongoing as the child was crying. Emergency crews arrived to provide further aid.

Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS Alerting

02:48

Transcript:

00:00

Salem, M.S.

00:01

Priority 1 ALS, near Main St, Salem.

00:04

Two-year-old male choking on candy.

00:20

Say, Charles.

00:21

All right.

00:23

Sown UMS, Priority 1 ALS, near Main St, Salem,

00:27

2-year-old male, choking on candy.

00:30

Charles is exchanging air at this time, 1848.

00:41

Salem EMS, approaching mutual aid, full crew is still needed.

00:45

Priority 1 ALS

00:46

Near Main St, Salem, 2-year-old male choking on candy.

00:50

Child is exchanging her at this time.

00:52

1852.

00:55

4494 EMF control.

00:59

EMS control 4494.

01:04

448 to the scene

01:08

Precious to the scene, 1 8 to the scene, 1852.

01:24

General MMS, at this time acknowledging a full crew 440 to the scene, 255 to the rooms, 1853.

01:36

4453.

01:38

4453, GMS control.

01:42

GMS control 4453.

01:46

I'm responding.

01:52

4453, currently 1 a L.S response.

01:55

Near Main St style them. To be real, male, choking on candy.

01:58

It did time use of exchanging here. Someone's on the team was attempting to recover it.

02:02

Unknown one type of candy, believed to be a hard candy chop. Chapples crying at this time.

02:10

Gabby.

02:15

4453 responding, 18555.

02:22

TAMAT Patrol 2251.

02:26

UMOS Control 2251.

02:30

Arriving,

02:32

unseen.

02:34

2251 unseen, 1856.

02:40

4453. EAMS control.

02:43

UMAS control 4453.

02:47

Arriving.

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