HEMET: Officials race to aid of baby not breathing

HEMET — A family is thankful for the fast response of Hemet emergency first responders after a “baby not breathing” call brought police, fire, and other medical personnel racing to the scene earlier this afternoon.

City of Hemet Police and Fire Departments along with AMR medics responded to the 700 block of Juniper Street in Hemet just before 5 p.m., when the City’s Dispatch Center received a frantic 911 call reporting the emergency.

Hemet PD arrived at the home within one minute of the dispatched call and immediately began to assess and treat the young victim. As firefighters and AMR medics began arriving at the home an officer updated that the baby had begun breathing again and was alert and responsive.

As a precautionary measure the child and mother were both transported to Hemet Valley Hospital for further evaluation and treatment. No updates were available regarding the victim, other than an official at the scene who advised the tyke should be fine and make a full recovery.

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Trevor Montgomery, who recently moved from Riverside County to Shasta County, runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for Riverside County based newspapers Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident.

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.