Child chokes on object lodged in nose blocking airway, Traverse City MI


A two-year-old child choked on a gem stuck in her nose, blocking her airway and causing her to turn blue. Emergency responders were dispatched to the location near Buttercup Lane.
Audio|Source: Traverse Bay Area Public Safety
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Transcript:
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Tonight looks like on the map you're going to be closest, do you want to point towards that two-year-old choking?
00:05
Yeah, I cleared and checked the address.
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Where's it at?
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Near Buttercup Ln, Metal Lane Trail Park.
00:12
Oh.
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Control from 958, I'm rerouting to that as well.
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Clear.
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Central Metro Squad 12.
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Squad 12.
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Fort now.
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1426.
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Central 12.
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Central 12.
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MMR unit, you cut yourself off.
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NMR 12 is en route.
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12 in route.
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12 in row, 1426.
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Central Metro Engine 11.
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Engine 11.
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We all now have 4530.
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We're going to go en route with Squat 12.
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Go ahead.
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1426.
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I'll be near Southline Lake Road.
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No status.
01:19
Squad 12, engine 11, got fire.
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1426. On Empire, go ahead.
01:30
We're coming your way, non-emergent.
01:31
When you get there, just let us knock, you need us to continue or come emergent.
01:37
Copy, we'll do.
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Central 271.
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Go ahead.
01:47
Probably tonight.
01:49
Okay.
01:54
For 970, is here out here in a second? It sounds like she's partially breathing.
01:58
She's still changing color, turning blue.
02:00
Sounds like a gem was stuck through her nose, and now it's blocking her airway.
02:05
Sure.
02:11
2945, says?
02:15
That's the low.
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Please.
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Central P26, I'll be out.
02:20
Claire, do you want status?
02:24
No, I'm all set on status.
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Clear.
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Central 970.
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970.
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970.
02:38
Good for fusion, colors back, partial black.
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Location mentioned:
Near W Buttercup Ln, Traverse City, MI 49685
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