The team were called by Yorkshire Ambulance Service to a a casualty (m,17) with a suspected lower leg fracture, about 1 mile from a road. YAS had no resources to attend, due to high call demand. The team responded and provided pain relief to the casualty before moving him to
A man (56) was reported to be immobile (possible medical emergency) on the river-bank, below Ingleton viaduct. Ambulance Service paramedics and a small group of CRO members were able to assist him to a road ambulance for assessment and transport to hospital. Volunteer hours: 4
Yorkshire Ambulance Service requested assistance following a road traffic collision, saying that the patient was over a wall and that access was poor. On arrival, it was found that a car and occupants had cleared the wall into the edge of Cleatop Wood. While Police officers kept the traffic moving,
Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked for assistance when someone fell from a bridge into the beck. Very quickly, however, they were advised that there was road access, so a rescue team was not needed.
A local man was taken ill on the Nature Trail. CRO members used a team vehicle to return him to Clapham and hand him over to Yorkshire Ambulance Service personnel. Volunteer hours: 3
A fell-runner (f,15) was ill, after completing a fell-race, possibly as a result of a vaccination four days earlier. Treated by a CRO member and recovered in about half an hour. Volunteer hours: 1.5
Assist North Yorkshire Police in search for person missing from home (f, 27) and known to be at serious risk. Found, unharmed, on the embankment at the North end of the viaduct, by a Police dog and handler, as CRO members and SARDA dog searched adjacent areas. A Police helicopter
Whilst returning from the incident at Ribblehead, one of our vehicles came across a road traffic collision involving a motorcyclist. Team members provided initial first aid and called the Police and Ambulance Service. Once the ambulance servcie attended, team members handed over to them, and returned to base. Volunteer hours:
