Mother blocks hospital transport for injured child, Reading PA
Family OffenseA mother is refusing to let her injured child with a head injury be taken to the hospital. She is uncooperative and gives attitude. EMS staff feel uneasy and have called the police for help.
Audio|Source: Berks County Fire and EMS - Digital
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Transcript:
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Pee to the scene,
00:01
mother is refusing to allow the patient to be transported and kind of giving a real big attitude.
00:08
I'm not 100% sure why she doesn't want us to transport him or if he can go in to transport him.
00:13
He definitely has a head injury.
00:15
I definitely suggest that he goes to the hospital, but there's...
00:19
something strange and I kind of just want PD here.
00:22
Medical radio.
00:23
We're going to be hanging out at like 9th and Greenwich.
00:31
Is the patient near Moore Street? Do you want to please come to you first or?
00:41
The patient is at the house near Moore Street.
00:43
It seems really, really strange that mom doesn't want him transported to the hospital.
00:51
really giving us an attitude,
00:52
was trying to refuse, signing the refusal and everything.
00:55
Finally, she did sign the refusal, but I got a lot of attitude about it, and something tells me that she's not going to take him to the hospital.
01:02
I just don't feel good about the situation.
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We see.
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Reading, PA
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