The team were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS), who were requesting assistance with a visitor (F 49) who had injured herself whilst at Scaleber Force waterfall, near Settle. Fortunately, whilst we were mobilising, the YAS crew had been able to assist the injured party to their nearby vehicle and did not need further assistance from us. The team were stood down. We wish the casualty well. Volunteer hours…
A walker (m, 58) fell from one of the ‘Norber boulders’ (glacial erratics) and sustained a serious ankle injury. As team members arrived at the road-head, an air ambulance was circling overhead. Arriving at the casualty site with a team stretcher (etc) they used it to carry the already ‘packaged’ patient to the helicopter for the flight to hospital. Volunteer hours: 21 Thanks to the farmer for offering off-road parking…
A walker (f, 49) was reported to have fallen on the path known as ‘the miners’ track’, to the North West of Pen y ghent summit, sustaining a head injury. As team members and a YAS road ambulance were en route, the walker’s husband told YAS that she had suffered a suspected broken arm but was being walked down Horton Scar Lane, towards the village and could be taken to…
North Yorkshire Police called the team to assist a canyoner (f, 14) who had fallen about 9 metres into the River Doe. Her group leaders had brought her out onto the bank, where she was complaining of back pain. Team members attended together with paramedics from the Yorkshire Ambulance Service. After a check by the paramedics the team stretchered her back to the YAS ambulance for further assessment, using a…
