INCIDENT 8/2024 March 9th. SAT 0835. HORTON IN RIBBLESDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – LOCAL INCIDENT

The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a medical incident involving a young infant (F, 7 months) in Horton-in-Ribblesdale village, the family having been out walking locally.  Local team members were despatched and a vehicle deployed from the the Team Depot in Clapham. On arrival of members at the scene the child, now apparently well, was being attended to by YAS paramedics in an ambulance.…

INCIDENT 6/2024 MAR. 2nd SAT.  13.03 MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

A walker (m, 79) was reported to be having difficulty breathing after climbing the steps to the top of Malham Cove. YAS paramedics assessed the patient before team members assisted him in walking to a team vehicle on the Malham Rakes road. He was taken down to Malham village for further assessment in the road ambulance before being returned to his party’s coach. Meanwhile, some of the party continued their…

INCIDENT 88/2023 DEC 16TH SAT 14.55 MALHAM COVE, MALHAM, NORTH YORKSHIRE

The Team were called by the Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to assist with a visitor (M, 25yrs) who had tripped and dislocated his knee on the top of Malham Cove. As the Team were mobilising to the site, our partners from Yorkshire Air Ambulance (YAA) arrived on scene and were able to land close to the site. They quickly treated the injury and then flew the casualty down to Malham…

INCIDENT 87/2023 DEC. 3rd SUN. 15.12 YORDAS WOOD, THORNTON IN LONSDALE, NORTH YORKSHIRE – MOUNTAIN INCIDENT

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) called the team to assist with an unconscious caver (f, 22) who had fallen on her way to Yordas Cave. In snowy conditions the team assisted YAS with treating the casualty who had regained consciousness and was suffering mild hypothermia. The team then placed her in a warm casualty bag and, making use of the snow, quickly sledged her off the hill in a Bell stretcher.…