Medical emergency for man with chest pain in Salem, Salem IL
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Emergency medical responders are attending to a 50-year-old man near West Main Street in Salem who is experiencing chest pain and difficulty breathing. The patient has a history of high blood pressure and has been drinking alcohol all day. There is no known history of heart problems.
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Attention, Salem, EMS.
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We're responding to near West Main Street in Salem.
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23,
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22, West Main Street in Salem, 50-year-old male,
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complaining of chest pain, difficulty,
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breathing. Selim loose bash 405.
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Salem, Unit 17 is an out?
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Unit 17, heavy in drought 408.
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Unit 17, just for your information, the car, I'm not sure whether alcohol is a factor at this time.
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He advised him as an alcoholic and has been drinking all day.
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He just not have any history of heart problems, but he has the history of high blood pressure.
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Ten, four.
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W Main St, Salem, IL 62881
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