Child with head injury advised to visit emergency room, Pittsburgh PA
Medical EmergencyEmergency responders asked police to contact a woman and advise her to bring her 1-year-old child with a head injury and possible concussion to the emergency room. The hospital initially refused to see the child, and the woman requested transfer to a different hospital.
Audio|Source: Pittsburgh Police Dispatch
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Transcript:
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If you could start over a children's hospital,
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near Penn Ave, off of Friendship Avenue.
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This came in as a call for a 1-year-old that hit his head, has a bump on it, and possible concussion.
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EMS is requesting the police make contact with a female and advise her that she needs to walk into the ER and have the child seen.
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5-03 spoke to the staff and the child was never seen and they will not transport to another hospital. This female is stating that the hospital is not giving her child the proper care and is she is requesting to be sent to another hospital.
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Location mentioned:
Near Penn Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
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