Male attempts suicide by hanging, rescued at Chestnut St, Portland OR


A 27-year-old male attempted suicide by hanging near Southwest Chestnut Street. He was cut down and found conscious but altered, bleeding from the mouth, and verbally combative. The bleeding was controlled, and he was breathing and alert upon responders' arrival.
Audio|Source: Washington County Fire and EMS
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Squad 70, and AMR 127.
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Respond to suicide attempt.
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At near Southwest Chestnut Street.
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Cross streets are Southwest 80th Avenue and Southwest 82nd Avenue.
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Mark, I'll put engine 53 on the suicide attempt, squad 70 quarters.
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253 AMR-127 responding on a suicide attempt near Southwest Chestnut Street looks like their is upbies just arriving to 27-year-old male is conscious altered they were stopped from hanging themselves color cut the patient down they are bleeding from the mouth as only hurt to themselves possibly verbally combated with others bleeding is controlled So you're clear to enter on arrival, they'll be in the garage, patients down on the ground breathing and alert.
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