Man falls off Sprinter, suffers head trauma in Escondido

Heard on: San Diego County CA ALS PAL (Hospital)

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El Cajon, RA 131, en route to your facility with a mastoid trauma, ETA of about 5 min .

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Last call, the run number is 8336.

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Palomar RA 131, we're called out to the transit center for the patient who fell while getting off the sprinter.

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Approximately 70 years old, has chief complaint of head pain.

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Answered with our assessment questions or assessing vital signs or wearing a C collar.

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However, he did answer orientation questions and was oriented times four.

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Only other sign of trauma is a laceration near his left eyebrow.

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Once again, the patient is not very compliant.

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He's suspected of ETOH.

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He won't allow us to treat him.

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Said no C collar.

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ETA about 5 min .

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Was the fall witnessed? Does the patient have an LOC?

2026-10-31 22:21 UTC

Medical Emergency

Citracado Parkwy, Escondido, CA 92029

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As discussed during the dispatch call, emergency crews transported a roughly 70-year-old man from a transit center after he reportedly fell while getting off a Sprinter train. He had head pain and a laceration near his left eyebrow, was oriented, and was suspected to have been drinking. He refused a cervical collar during transport to a hospital.