Person critically injured after fall near waterfall, Rancho Cucamonga CA
Medical EmergencyA person fell about 100 feet near a waterfall on a steep slope and suffered a serious head injury. The patient has a depressed skull fracture, dilated pupils, and difficulty breathing. Rescue is ongoing with a rope rescue due to darkness preventing airlift. Several people at the scene are intoxicated.
Audio|Source: San Bernardino County Fire - Valley
06:17
Transcript:
00:00
Copy that, my engineer got back to me.
00:01
He says that the patient is in critical condition.
00:06
He didn't let me know if he was conscious or not.
00:08
I had to hold back through to comms.
00:10
Calms are spotty.
00:11
I might need to go and then come back to report that.
00:13
I'll see what I can do.
00:14
But as it sits right now,
00:15
the operation is going to be extensive with rescue.
00:20
If we can get some sort of airship for hoisting.
00:22
it would be optimal. Yeah, I copy.
00:23
I don't know if we're going to have an airship access, just with it getting dark.
00:26
That was the big issue with them.
00:28
They're not going to be able to be any type of waste at night.
00:32
So it sounds like this is all going to be ground.
00:34
Copy that, just let the rest of you know that this is going to be a rope rescue up until we can get to the point where we can use the wheel on the Stokes.
00:43
Yeah, Abram.
00:44
Medican's 78, you're seeing as Claire Danner.
00:46
Compt Center, I could just have you a copy.
00:48
Compton, everybody needs to see it, copy.
00:49
Yeah, Compt Center, Abundi, I see.
00:50
Copy Neatheize, I-Z.
00:51
Yeah, can you start Rescue 305?
00:54
Copy requesting Rescue 305.
00:56
Bonita IC[3]Com Center.
00:58
Good.
00:59
Rescue 305 is logged off until further notice.
01:02
Not available.
01:03
Okay,
01:04
copy. Let's start making Gen 305.
01:07
Copy. The 79.
01:09
I see. Go ahead. Right now I'm being told by my crew with the patient, we have a depressed school fracture, dilated pupils.
01:17
Copy.
01:18
Difficulty breathing, Medicinion 178 at Mountainside Apartments (number withheld), Unit R- (number withheld), Konafer Lane, Unit R, Between Timberline Lane Lane and Helen Avenue.
01:31
172. Concentor Medican 172.
01:34
Medican's from 172. Medican's from 172, go ahead.
01:37
Just in place of that call at (number withheld).
01:39
Place of Engine Athera, where?
01:41
I copy. Difficulty breathing Delta 2[2], Medic Engine 172 at Mountainside Department's (number withheld), Unit R-(number withheld), Konafer Lane, Unit R, between Timberline Lane and Elman Avenue.
01:55
Yeah, I copy.
01:56
I just need your user-qualified personnel.
02:00
Okay, I copy.
02:01
We're taken off in the medic engine.
02:04
Yeah, you from... Unknown Type Fire, MediGengin (number withheld). Ostromsway, between West Ostromsway and North University Parkway.
02:14
I see you, Megan, just sending out.
02:16
Go ahead.
02:17
On top of being high on a pretty steep slope, we're providing treatment, we have plus three with AMR plus patient as well as three of his friends that are ETOH[1].
02:33
Overdose, Medic Engine 171 at Laundromat, (number withheld) Baseline Road, between Amidavine and Cluffman Avenue.
02:42
IC[3]Macon, 79, you copy trap?
02:43
Yeah, 79 from IC[3]A, that's affirmative.
02:46
And can you give me a better description of where the patient's at?
02:49
If you see where the falls are, we are just to the north side left falls up on the slope.
02:59
The report is that he possibly fell about 100 feet to his location, and we're up about another 200 feet from the bottom of the falls.
03:09
Okay, copy.
03:10
And just confirming the patient's not in the water, correct?
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
ETOH: Alcohol intoxication (under the influence of alcohol)
[2]
Delta 2: High-priority emergency medical response, determinant level Delta 2, indicating serious medical condition.
[3]
IC: Person designated as the leader or coordinator of a police or emergency incident.
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Location mentioned:
Near Foothill Blvd, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91730
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