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Roaches End.

The first of three call outs of the day for the team began at just after 2.00.

While walking along the top of The Roaches, a member of a DofE group tripped sustaining a painful lower leg injury. A 999 call was made which resulted in West Midlands Ambulance Service (Officialwmas)and Buxton MRT being called to assist the casualty and to arrange the carry-off back to the road.

Team members and a response vehicle were at an event at the White Hall Outdoor Education Centre in Buxton were quickly …

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Kinder Scout, Edale

The team were requested by Derbyshire Constabulary to attend an incident on Kinder Scout on Friday evening. Initial reports were that a walker had collapsed and was unresponsive somewhere on the plateau at the top of Grindsbrook.

Due to the seriousness of the incident Edale Mountain Rescue Team, the Derbyshire Leicestershire & Rutland Air Ambulance and a helicopter from Maritime and Coastguard Agency were also requested.

As team members arrived at the rendezvous point it was confirmed that the two helicopters had arrived on scene and …

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Monsal Trail, Little Longstone

Whilst out enjoying the countryside around Monsal Dale, a visitor to the area was overcome by a medical event and was unable to complete the walk. Another member of their party made a 999 call to request help, and after establishing the location of the casualty, response team vehicles were dispatched to the site. As these vehicles arrived at the Monsal Head rendezvous point, other team members made their way to the casualties location to begin the initial medical assessment and prepare an evacuation plan.

As this was a mid-week callout, colleagues from Edale …

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Mam Tor, Castleton

The team were contacted by Derbyshire Constabulary to assist a walker who had taken a tumble and sustained a painful ankle injury on the slopes leading up to “The Great Ridge” above Castleton.

Team members who were fund raising close-by in Castleton were quickly on scene, along with a team member from Edale Mountain Rescue Team.

The EMRT member set up the control at the road head whilst two BMRT team members carried the response equipment up to casualty site, which was on one of the paths leading towards the ridge. …

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