Published On: February 12th, 2017Categories: All Rescues, Mountain Rescue, Walking RescuesTags: ,

In wintery conditions, a walker (f, 42) slipped on ice descending from the summit, and sustained a fracture to her right tibia and fibula. The casualty was attended to by team casualty carers, given pain relief and splinted before being carried on a stretcher to the road, for transfer to a road ambulance for transport to hospital. Volunteer hours:48

The casualty being stretchered off Pen-y-ghent
Incident 8/2017 – Jan 29th Sun. 15.36 - Little Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Mountain Rescue.
Incident 10/2017 – Feb 19th Sun. 18.27 - Bargh Hill, Stainforth, North Yorkshire - Mountain Rescue.
Published On: February 12th, 2017Categories: All Rescues, Mountain Rescue, Walking RescuesTags: ,

In wintery conditions, a walker (f, 42) slipped on ice descending from the summit, and sustained a fracture to her right tibia and fibula. The casualty was attended to by team casualty carers, given pain relief and splinted before being carried on a stretcher to the road, for transfer to a road ambulance for transport to hospital. Volunteer hours:48

The casualty being stretchered off Pen-y-ghent
Incident 8/2017 – Jan 29th Sun. 15.36 - Little Ingleborough, North Yorkshire - Mountain Rescue.
Incident 10/2017 – Feb 19th Sun. 18.27 - Bargh Hill, Stainforth, North Yorkshire - Mountain Rescue.