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Eldon Quarry

The team was called to a family that were out walking when one of them slipped on the muddy path around the pond injuring their lower leg.

The team provided first aid to the casualty and then transferred them onto the stretcher for the short carry to the awaiting East Midlands Ambulance Service ambulance at the roadside.

The team sends its best wishes to the casualty for a speedy recovery.

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Grindslow Knoll

The team responded along with Edale Mountain Rescue Team to a call out to a walker who had fallen near Grindslow Knoll and was reported to have head and arm injuries.

Team members made their way up to the casualty site. Upon assessment, the casualty albeit a little cold was deemed able to walk back down to Edale. A blizzard jacket was provided for the casualty to wear on the descent to warm up.

In Edale, the casualty was transferred to the East Midlands Ambulance Service ambulance…

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Kinder Scout

A walker, who was part of a group, had slipped causing a painful injury to the shoulder.

The team was requested to assist Edale Mountain Rescue Team, due to midweek team member availability.

When team members reached the casualty, strong pain relief was administered. The casualty was then placed onto a mountain rescue stretcher and the stretcher party descended via The Nab and onto Edale, where East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedics were waiting to transfer the casualty to hospital.

We wish the casualty a speedy recovery….

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Odin Mine

A walking group had split up, with one group walking over Mam Tor and descending Hollins Cross, the other group walked around the base of Mam Tor and along the broken road. One of this group fell on the broken road injuring their shoulder, upper arm and ribs. One of her group phoned the walk leader (now near Hollins Cross) and discussed the incident with an EMRT member making their way up to another incident.

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Fernilee Res

Just as team members were settling down to their evening meal, the team was called out to Fernilee Reservoir to assist East Midlands Ambulance Service

A mountain biker had fallen on uneven ground resulting in a painful shoulder injury and damaged ribs.

The paramedics arrived at the scene at the same time as team vehicles arrived and walked with team members to the casualty’s location.

The casualty was given pain relief by the paramedics before being helped onto a mountain rescue stretcher. Team members then sledged the stretcher …

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Grindsbrook 

Thursday evenings is the team’s training night and this week we were conducting a training exercise at Sparrowpit. Halfway through the evening, just as our ‘casualty’ had been loaded onto the stretcher, there was a shout from the site manager to end the exercise as a call out had come through.

Team members quickly packed all the kit away and hurriedly made their way back to the car park.

Team vehicles, operational members together with trainees then headed over to Edale to attend the call out.

A small party …

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Monsal Head

Two sisters had just set off for a walk from the Monsal Head car park to visit the viaduct. Unfortunately, just after starting the descent one of the sisters slipped on the very polished limestone rocks causing an injury to the left ankle.

East Midlands Ambulance Service was first on the scene to administer pain relief and place the injured leg into a box splint.

Team members then arrived to transfer the casualty onto a mountain rescue stretcher for a short carry to the awaiting ambulance.

We’d also …

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Three Shires Head

As the Three Shires is located where the counties of Cheshire, Staffordshire and Derbyshire meet, a 999 call can be patched through to one of three ambulance, police or fire & rescue authorities.

A report had been received that a person had fallen into the water and sustained head injuries.

With this call, West Midlands Ambulance Service and Northwest Ambulance Service were tasked, along with the North West Air Ambulance Charity, callsign Helimed 75 from Barton.

Team members made their way to the casualty’s possible location at …

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The Roaches

The team was requested to assist North West Ambulance Service NHS Trust HART with a climber who was reported to have fallen between 2-3 metres whilst on the Black & Tans route, and was now stuck on a ledge.

By the time the team arrived on the scene, the climber’s friends had managed to lower the casualty to the ground.

The casualty was administered pain relief and then transferred to the awaiting land ambulance. The terrain was such that, with the assistance of HART and the climber’s friends, the stretcher was …

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