A walker (f, 74) tripped on the beck-side path to the foot of Malham Cove, falling forwards. Putting her hands up to arrest the fall and protect her face resulted in an injury to one shoulder / upper arm. The main group of team members arrived on scene at the same time as YAS paramedics, who immobilised the injury and administered pain relief. Team members lifted the patient onto a stretcher and carried her to a team Land Rover. She was driven down to Town Head and transferred to the waiting road ambulance where the paramedics were able to do a more thorough assessment, suspecting a fracture near the head of the humerus.
Volunteer hours: 28
A walker (f, 74) tripped on the beck-side path to the foot of Malham Cove, falling forwards. Putting her hands up to arrest the fall and protect her face resulted in an injury to one shoulder / upper arm. The main group of team members arrived on scene at the same time as YAS paramedics, who immobilised the injury and administered pain relief. Team members lifted the patient onto a stretcher and carried her to a team Land Rover. She was driven down to Town Head and transferred to the waiting road ambulance where the paramedics were able to do a more thorough assessment, suspecting a fracture near the head of the humerus.
Volunteer hours: 28
