We were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a walker (F, 76) who had fallen and injured herself on the walk through Wharfe Wood, above Feizor and Austwick. With assistance from some other walkers who had passed the incident, we were guided to the casualty who had slipped whilst crossing a stile in the woods, injuring her chest and back. Our team doctor and one of of…
The team were called by North Yorkshire Police to assist a walker (F, 43) who had tripped whilst on a walk with friends on Pen Y Ghent and sustained a painful knee injury. She had managed to walk a short distance with her companions but was now in too much pain to continue. Team members drove up to the scene in team vehicles and, having assessed her injury, treated her…
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…
