A member of the public reported finding a visitor (m, 37) on the ground, with ‘chest pains, unable to move, poor speech and had been dizzy then fallen’ on the path near Thornton Force. A heart attack was suspected. NYP passed this message to CRO and to YAS. A local police officer collected a defibrillator and set off to assist. As team members were beginning to respond, YAS also initiated…
YAS called CRO and the Yorkshire Air Ambulance following a report that a visitor (m, 78) had ‘passed out’ and was ‘in and out of consciousness’ at Pecca Falls on the Ingleton Waterfalls Trail. The first of two team Land Rovers took several members across fields towards the casualty site, then drove the YAS paramedics from the helicopter down to near the refreshment hut. The paramedics then took over assessment…
Members were called to a D of E expeditioner (f, 17) who had collapsed while climbing Ingleborough. A phone call to the group’s supervisor established that the person involved had collapsed a second time. PhoneFind showed the exact location, at about the 550m contour, and the team approached via Crina Bottom. The casualty was brought down to a team Land Rover at Crina Bottom, using a wheeled stretcher, then driven…
YAS asked for CRO’s assistance when a visitor (m, 64) was suspected of having a stroke, then fell over the low wall by the path approaching Gordale Scar. Team members had just set off when they were stood down, with YAS believing there was vehicular access. The decision was soon reversed, but as the first member arrived on scene she discovered that members of the public were helping paramedics to…
