Incidents responding to a casualty who is injured or suffering from a medical condition.
The third incident of the day was to a casualty at Muncaster Castle with a suspected hip fracture. She was treated at the scene by the air ambulance Doctor and then carried on stretcher to an awaiting land ambulance.
Whilst attending the St Bees Head incident a call came in for an incident at Wasdale Head. One team member investigated and determined that no further team involvement was necessary.
The team was called out to attend a walker who had fractured her ankle on the coast path near St Bees Head lighthouse. The ankle was treated and splinted and the team then stretchered the casualty to a waiting ambulance.
The team was called out to assist a man who had sustained an injury whilst using an axe to cut wood. A team doctor worked with paramedics to stabilise the injury before the team stretched them to the waiting ambulance.
Whilst responding to the incident at Boot in Eskdale, the team were asked to attend a woman with a suspected fractured femur near the summit of Scafell Pike. Duddon and Furness MRT were asked to cover the Boot incident while 13 Wasdale team members ascended Scafell Pike via Mickledore. Due Read more
We were contacted by Keswick team about a man who was reported to have collapsed high up on Great Gable near Westmoreland Crags. Keswick team, along with the Great North Air Ambulance and a RN Seaking from HMS Gannet were already responding. We also mounted a callout and drove down Read more
The team was called out to Muncaster Fell to attend a collapsed fell walker on a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition. She was treated for exhaustion and stretchered from the fell.
As the first incident was coming to an end a second call came in. Initially the location or nature of the incident was unclear but developed into a report of a male who was struggling to make his way down off Scafell Pike and had fallen over a number of Read more
The team was called out to attend to a group of three fell-walkers and their dog who were suffering from the cold above Lingmell Col on Scafell Pike. After being warmed inside a bivi tent and given some further warm clothing the group were all able to walk down to Read more
We were called by Police about a 17 year old who was reported as suffering from Hypothermia near the base of Little Narrowcove in Upper Eskdale. We mounted a full callout in response but whilst assembling at base received a further call to tell us the cold person had recovered Read more
The team was called out to attend a female walker who had taken a fall on hard snow on Green How, Scafell. She was suffering from a leg injury as well as from exposure. A Royal Navy Sea King from HMS Gannet lifted six team members to near the casualty Read more
We were called by Police to assist a lady who, whilst walking in the Skew Gill area on Scafell Pike, slipped and slid down an ice patch resulting in a bang to the head. Both the Great North Air Ambulance and a Royal Navy Seak King helicopter attended and the Read more
The team was called out to attend a walker who had fallen and sustained a head injury. He was on the main Scafell Pike path and by the time we arrived was suffering from hypothermia. We gave casualty care and stretchered him down to an ambulance at Brackenclose.
The team was called out to attend a woman with an injured ankle above Greendale Farm. Her leg was splinted and analgesia was given before the team stretchered her down to an ambulance. 19 team members involved.
The team was called out at around 10am to go to the aid of a person who had taken a considerable fall from above the Red Gill area of Scafell. Tragically the casualty suffered fatal injuries from the fall. The team’s thoughts are with the family and friends.
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a male casualty who slipped whilst descending from Pillar mountain to Wind Gap, resulting in a long slide down snow. He suffered injuries to his elbow and ribs. He was carried off the hill by Cockermouth and Wasdale team members Read more
We were contacted regarding a man with a lower leg injury. Based on the location provided he was on the Grains Gill path in the Keswick MR area and we handed the call over to them.
The team was called out to assist Cockermouth MRT with a casualty who had sustained a head injury after a slip. The casualty was on the High Level Route between Pillar Rock and Looking Stead. Fortunately a Sea King from RAF Valley was able to winch the casualty aboard and Read more
The Team was called to assist a male in his 70’s who had fallen on steep broken ground beside Piers Ghyll. He had sustained minor injuries to the head and shoulder and a significant chest injury. Medcial care was given at the scene by members of WMRT and he was Read more
The team was called to attend a fallen mountain biker on the path from Wasdale Head to Burnmoor Tarn. The North West Air Ambulance also attended and the team gave casualty care before stretchering the casualty a short distance to a waiting road ambulance.