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Child experiences breathing difficulties and chest pain, Bedford MA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders were called to a home near Coddhill Road in Bedford for a 5-year-old child having trouble breathing and chest pain. The father said the child suddenly had a sore throat and he gave an epipen that was likely expired. The child has no known allergies and is in pain when breathing.
Audio|Heard on: Bedford Fire
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Transcript:
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Attention,
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engine 2 and A2,
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engine 2 and A2, engine 2 number 16, Cahillover.
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for a 5-year-old child with breathing problem.
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Engine 2-882, number 16, 15,
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15, Coddhill Road,
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is a 5-year-old child
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for a breathing problem at 2015.
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Hey, two-founding, Kyle.
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So you're on responding in 2016.
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(name withheld).
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Here on 2016.
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The alarm for the Bedford Fire Department, Engine 2, A2, responding to number 5, Cauthill Road for the Medical at 2016.
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Firearms calling A2.
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A-2.
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Just for some information on this, the caller was the father.
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He reports that his son suddenly started complaining of a sore throat.
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He did administer him an epipen.
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He said he had it from the doctor years ago, so it's probably expired.
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He does not have any known allergies.
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They just gave that to him as a precaution.
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And he said that his son is complaining of chest pain when he's breathing.
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He says it hurts to breathe.
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Thank you.
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