Yorkshire Ambulance Service called CRO for assistance, following a report of a walker (m, 30) who had collapsed and was experiencing difficulty in breathing, below Beezley Falls on the return leg of the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. As the first team members arrived at the rendez-vous point, YAS said that their crew did not need assistance, so team members stood down. Volunteer hours: 7
As they were returning to Horton in CRO 3 Land Rover, having delivered team members to stand by for the race going over Whernside, two members saw a cyclist almost taking a bend in the road and landing over a wall near Selside. As they were in a vehicle marked ‘Ambulance’ they stopped to see whether they could help. After consultation, they loaded the bicycle and helped the cyclist into…
A walker (m, 65) fell (possibly 3 – 4m?) from the climb up the lower waterfall at Gordale Scar. On arrival, team members began assessing the casualty’s injuries before being joined by a YAS paramedic. Although only a head injury was obvious, as a precaution, the casualty was placed, very carefully, into a vacuum mattress (immobilising the whole body) and this into an insulated casualty bag. The whole was then…
A walker (m, 73) missed his footing on the edge of the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove, hitting his head on the rock and suffering lower leg and wrist abrasions. A doctor in his walking group dressed the head wound, but left with other group members who were feeling cold when team members arrived. The head bandaging was not disturbed and the casualty was placed in an…
