An off-duty nurse came to the rescue of a child who was not breathing while in a vehicle on the Arborway in Boston's Jamaica Plain neighborhood on Friday.
Massachusetts State Police confirm they responded to the scene, along with Boston police and EMS Friday night.
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According to state police, the off-duty nurse acted as a Good Samaritan and helped stabilize the unresponsive child, who was then safely taken to Boston Children's Hospital for care.
Aerial footage of the scene showed several police cruisers, ambulances and a fire truck. At least one road appeared to be temporarily closed, with a line of cars showing the backed up traffic.
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Other information wasn't immediately available, including an update on the child's condition, or what caused them to stop breathing.
