A toddler who threatened to choke on a grape at the birthday party of his brother is forever etched in the memory of an agent from Purmerend. He shared the poignant moment yesterday on Facebook. To his chagrin, he could not do anything, the boy died.
He immediately that it is really very wrong, if the call dispatcher. The little boy was not yet two years old at that time choking in a grape. The child was turning blue and attendees were given the grape not from the throat.
The agent arrived first, trying to save the child, touch a paramedic on his shoulder. Not much later he heard him say 'sorry man, I can not help you. " ,, For me, these words came like a hammer blow. I could therefore not imagine how it would come in at the mother if there was something inside. I remained calm and spoke with the mother of the newly deceased male. I put my arm around her and looked at her. She looked down and clenched her fists. Nothing else."
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The agent writes that he has only once at home all grapes in house cut in half, for he will look at his own daughters. ,, I have been thinking what I could have done differently, what I might have done differently. Did I have to grab a bite to eat and try to rake out the grape? Did I really have to blow hard in the nose that the grape would probably stand out? I think that night to 100 different solutions have passed in my head. "
Only when the death card arrives at the police station, the tears come. ,, I felt my stomach turn. On the back of the card was a picture of the male. This was my breaking point, I started to cry and be there at least an hour or two passed along. "
Together with colleagues, he says goodbye to the boy. ,, We were told that the mother of the male professional nurse is and garlands hung in preparation for the birthday party of her other son, on the fateful day, his birthday. This of course made it all extra bitter. "
Seven years
It is now seven years ago, but feel for the agent who wants to remain anonymous as yesterday. ,, It has seized this agent significantly. He has his story written recently, "says a spokesman for the police Noord-Holland. ,, We have recently Facebook pages set up for many police teams, because we want to show what we are experiencing. Because we are seven years ago have not yet these platforms had, this colleague has shared his story now. "
He continues: ,, We get a lot of responses. The story is not just moving, it also shows why we sometimes ride on a bicycle path with flashing lights. "
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