A young person walking along a bridleway near to Catrigg Force fell and dislocated her knee cap. Possibly due to excitement caused by the arrival of Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA), the young person may have inadvertently straightened her leg and found that her knee cap had popped back into position. She was checked over by YAA and Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) paramedics before a short carry to an ambulance for…
In warm and humid conditions, a Three Peaks walker (m, 39) became exhausted – unable either to walk or to stand – and experienced occasional cramps on the approach to the summit ridge of Whernside. Despite being given drinks and energy food, his situation did not improve and, after half an hour, his companions rang 999. North Yorkshire Police passed the request for help to CRO. Although the party was…
The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a visitor (f,62)who had fallen at the top of Malham cove and sustained a head injury. Just as team members were getting vehicles out of our Depot to respond, YAS informed us that the casualty had been able to make her way to meet the attending ambulance, and the team were stood down. As 7 personnel had already dropped what…
A participant in a field studies course (f,50) slipped and injured her ankle on rocky ground above Malham Cove. Despite help from other members of her party, she was unable to walk. Team members assessed the injury, and then placed the casualty on a stretcher to carry back to a team vehicle. From there she was conveyed back to Malham Tarn Field Studies Centre, from where a friend conveyed her…
