Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a walker (m, 19) who had collapsed and suffered facial injuries on the footpath near Janet’s Foss. Team members assisted the on scene paramedics to bring the casualty to a nearby field where he was transferred to the air ambulance crew and

Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) asked the team to assist with a walker (m, 78) who had fallen and injured his lower back on the footpath near to the River Greta. Team members assisted the YAS crew to place him into a vacuum mattress full body splint then into a stretcher

Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a medical emergency for a walker (f, 69) who had collapsed whilst walking near Horton. Team members assisted paramedics to place her into a team stretcher then into CRO 3 which is equipped to transport a patient in a stretcher. This

Yorkshire Ambulance Service asked the team to assist with a walker (m, 89) who had fallen and injured his shoulder on the footpath near Janet’s Foss.  Team members attended ready for the expected stretcher carry, but some astute local knowledge allowed a team vehicle to drive right to the casualty’s

YAS asked for assistance when a cyclist was reported to have fallen from his bike, sustaining possible rib injuries, on the bridleway from Water Sinks to Langscar Gate, Malham Moor. Unfortunately the call had ’emergency roamed’* so the caller could not be contacted in any way to confirm details. When

Having just emerged from Lower Long Churn Cave, a caver (m, 30) slipped on the stile, sustaining a lower leg injury. Unable to walk down to Selside, he phoned for help. After assessment by the YAS crew from Ingleton, the injury was splinted and the casualty assisted into CRO 4

Our colleagues at Yorkshire Ambulance Service requested the team’s assistance with a casualty (f, 50s) who had fallen on the limestone pavement at the top of Malham Cove and injured her wrist.  A team member attended, found the casualty, put her in a group shelter with her party, and directed

The team was called by YAS after a walker reported that he had sustained an ankle injury. Telephone communication was poor, but it seemed that the casualty may have been in the Colt Park area, so team members were put on stand-by. Just as the duty controller’s PhoneFind message revealed

We were alerted by Yorkshire Ambulance Service (YAS) to a walker (F, 42) believed to be suffering a medical problem on the descent path from Pen y Ghent. Team members and vehicles were despatched and a small team, including a YAS Paramedic and a team member who is also a

A visitor (m, 75) was reported to have collapsed in the Battlefield Chamber of White Scar Cave — the furthermost part of the show cave — but was now ‘sat up with a cave guide’ and unable to walk. After a thorough assessment by the team’s doctor, the patient was