Hiker faints near Lower Oso picnic area in forest, Santa Barbara CA
A hiker fainted and lost consciousness near Lower Oso picnic area in Los Padres National Forest. Emergency responders including ambulance, medic engine, and helicopter were dispatched. The patient regained consciousness and was to be taken to urgent care by companions. The medical response was later cancelled after confirmation of the patient's condition.
Audio|Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff Main Channel
07:15
Transcript:
00:00
Information, my partner is landline with the group leader who is with the involved parties hiking.
00:05
We're attempting to get further and to get an exact location in nature.
00:13
Copy that.
00:16
Please,
00:21
4-12. Case number.
00:28
Case number 11-811, 11-11, and time of (number withheld).
00:34
Copy.
00:41
Lower Oso, can you confirm where the RP[1] is at?
00:48
The RP[1] is at the lower Oso picnic area.
00:53
Copy break.
00:54
Battalion (number withheld), I should be tied in with them in a couple minutes, so give you a call back.
01:00
Copy, appreciate it.
01:07
The tie on (number withheld), Central.
01:11
(number withheld).
01:15
The group leader of my partner was speaking with advised that the student is fine and that they're going to bring her down later and take her to urgent care.
01:21
They are advising we can cancel the response.
01:30
Central, just to confirm you're in your landline with the leader and they're saying to cancel the response.
01:40
Affirmative. They said that they will take the student to urgent care and notify her parents later.
01:47
Break, Division 4, battalion (number withheld).
01:52
About a minute out, would you like me to tie with the RP[1] to confirm?
01:56
Appreciate that, thank you.
02:03
Central LP Division 4.
02:05
Go ahead.
02:08
Can you have the RP[1]? Come tie-in with me if you still have contact with whoever you were talking to at Lower Osso.
02:19
Affirmative, we'll contact the RP[1].
02:26
The advised medication (number withheld) will be staged Highway (number withheld) at OSM.
02:45
And with the RP[1] lower O, so it sounds like the patient is that falls, I'm going to continue out to that direction.
02:52
I think we should continue the ground ambulance and the medic engine, just to confirm.
03:02
Copy that and you're okay with me counsel on ASU?
03:08
What I got was is that they fainted and were unconscious, I just want to confirm that.
03:13
I would hold off on canceling them until I can get home scene.
03:19
Central, Battalion (number withheld).
03:23
Battalion (number withheld), go ahead.
03:25
On that traffic, let's continue all resources until we can get confirmation of Division 4.
03:34
Central copies.
03:35
Continue all resources.
03:38
(number withheld), copy.
03:48
Battian (number withheld) Central.
03:51
Good for (number withheld).
03:54
Confirming you'd still like Saur to respond as well.
03:58
Hold up on, sir, and just confirming we do have a medic unit and ambulance and route to Lurosa.
04:05
Affirmative, you have MediX(number withheld) and Medic Engine (number withheld).
04:11
Thank you.
04:18
Okay, I have (number withheld), I'll be Division 4.
04:22
215. 215.
04:25
It's going to be the fall area, which is past the first crossing, next crossing up.
04:30
If I don't pass the patient coming out, driving,
04:34
that's where I'll be.
04:40
...second crossing.
04:44
30 copy second crossing.
04:57
Medic (number withheld), what's your ETA to clear the hospital?
05:13
Control. Moving Division 4.
05:14
You're broken.
05:16
Are you still in contact with the other reporting party at fault?
05:24
Got this moment.
05:28
Okay, I'm just coming up to Falls and if I can't see them, I was able to contact the ones at Lower Osso, but it sounds like you're in contact with the actual party at Falls if you can get them back on the phone and let them know I'm here.
05:45
Central companies will try to contact them.
05:55
(number withheld) units will be 28, 012 and all back.
06:00
Finish.
06:06
30-7-2. 30-7-2.
06:09
8-2-2.
06:11
Myself and AMR also arrived to TV.
06:16
For example.
06:35
(number withheld), Medic (number withheld), Medical Aid, (number withheld) Degree Avenue.
06:40
Respond on Command 2.
06:50
Just tied in at Falls, go ahead in the parking lot at Falls.
06:54
Let's continue the ambulance and the medic engine visits for evaluation,
06:59
and we can cancel there.
07:04
Traffic, the engine ambulance, cancel ASU, break.
07:08
Senator, you copy traffic.
07:13
Affirmative, I copy.
07:14
Coptor 308, you can cancel.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
RP: Individual providing information or making a report to law enforcement or emergency services.
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Location mentioned:
Lower Oso Picnic Area, 14 Paradise Rd, Santa Barbara, CA 93105
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