A Three Peaks walker called 999 after his girlfriend (19) fainted, repeatedly, at the beginning of the descent from Whernside towards Bruntscar. The CRO Duty Controller described what then happened: ‘The weather was worsening and it was starting to get dark. They had huddled down and she was in a plastic bivvi bag, to keep warm. Their position was just off the summit ridge on the descent path. A full…
A walker (m, 64) slipped while walking from Ingleborough to Park Fell, sustaining a suspected broken ankle. A ‘hasty party’ (fell-runners with initial equipment) assessed and splinted the injury and put the patient into an insulated casualty bag. After further assessment by the team doctor, the patient was lifted onto a Bell stretcher and sledged/carried down to a team vehicle which took him to the YAS ambulance, waiting at the…
A walker (m, 34) stumbled on the return leg of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail, sustaining a very painful ankle injury. After the team doctor had assessed the injury and given mild pain relief, team members splinted the ankle and stretchered the casualty to Beezleys. A team vehicle returned him to his partner’s car in the Falls car park for her to drive him to hospital for a full assessment. Volunteer…
Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) asked for assistance when a walker (m, 54) experienced chest pains on Horton Scar Lane — a popular walking route to and from Pen y ghent. After assessment by YAS paramedics from the Air Ambulance the patient was carried the short distance to the helicopter, which flew him directly to hospital. CRO 4 then transported the road ambulance paramedics back to the road-head and other team…
