Infant exposed to hot salsa in eyes after fall from chair, Columbus Junction IA
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Emergency responders were called to near Chestnut Street in Columbus Junction for an 11-month-old who fell from a high chair into hot salsa. The infant initially had trouble breathing, but it was later clarified that the substance was hot salsa in the eyes and the situation was not serious.
Audio|Heard on: Cedar, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties Public Safety
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01:48
Transcript:
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Med 1, you are being requested by deputies to near Chestnut Street in Columbus Junction, have an 11-month-old baby fall from his high chair into hot salsa and is crying and having trouble breathing.
00:14
Again, that's near Chestnut Street.
00:17
Boy, is it kind of clear in 1912.
00:26
104, 1912.
00:33
757 status.
00:35
Thank you. 24.
00:39
24. One and out.
00:45
17. 17.
00:51
7.5-7 status.
00:56
Intent 2.
00:57
Simple.
01:11
That's kind of necessary, we hold any calls.
01:19
Mayn't know if that is negative.
01:22
Copy.
01:24
Good.
01:28
Good.
01:34
Hot is in spicy salt, not hot is in heat hot salsa.
01:41
It sounds like the infant just got a little bit of hot salsa in the eyes.
01:46
So what a priority.
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Location mentioned:
Columbus Junction, IA 52738
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