Child chokes on zip tie around neck at home, Hillsville VA
Medical EmergencyA 4-year-old child at a home near Deer Ridge Rd had a zip tie wrapped around their neck causing choking and difficulty breathing. Parents were initially unable to remove the zip tie, but it was eventually loosened so the child could breathe. Emergency responders and fire personnel arrived, and the child's condition stabilized with a grandmother, who is a nurse, on scene.
Audio|Source: Carroll County Public Safety and Galax City Fire / EMS
02:49
Transcript:
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Call Fire, that's the emergency traffic, respond near Deer Ridge Rd, 4-year-old with a zip tie around her neck. They're unable to remove it. Child is choking.
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Carol, copy.
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It's the advice.
00:31
Child is crying in the background, is moving air.
00:34
Uh-huh.
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The other.
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Go ahead. We're out.
00:49
Thank you. No, 124.
00:54
Go ahead.
01:03
Respond with EMS[1] to near Deer Ridge Rd, repeat near Deer Ridge Rd.
01:11
Interference to a four-year-old juvenile with a zip tie around their neck.
01:15
Parents are unable to get it off. The child is being strangled at this time with the zip tie.
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Stand for in route.
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Please.
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10422. 2242.
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Meeting to your cross-streets, provincials crossways, elevated highway.
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First, you'll get more information.
01:55
It's responding.
01:56
Child is calming down, is breathing.
01:59
Normal color for a grandmother that's just arrived.
02:05
Nick, I'm going to dispatch sheriff's office to this address.
02:11
They're already on the way.
02:18
Can you advise parents were able to get the zip tie to where the child cam breathes at this time?
02:38
She is responding.
02:40
Grandmother, I'm seen as a nurse.
02:44
Child appears to have normal health at the time, getting her calm down at this time.
Police codes explained
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[1]
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
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Location mentioned:
Near Deer Ridge Rd, Hillsville, VA 24343
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