Infant Choking Emergency on East Elizabeth Street

Summary: First responders and EMS were dispatched to 446 East Elizabeth Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, for a seven-day-old female infant who was conscious and breathing but experienced choking on her spit and was not alert, turning purple. The infant had a history of NICU admission for coughing up blood. Upon arrival, responders found the patient breathing normally, but due to her medical history, she was transported to the hospital for further evaluation.