Incident Report #90 2024
A woman suffered a lower keg injury
She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT and a passing member of Coniston MRT
A woman suffered a lower keg injury
She was treated and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT and a passing member of Coniston MRT
A woman slipped and sustained a fracture/dislocation to her ankle. It was partially reduced on the hill, then after being evacuated to the valley floor, was fully reduced by air ambulance paramedics with the help of additional medication.
A woman fell and suffered a facial injury and dizziness. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A male fell while scrambling up a waterfall sustaining a nasty ankle fracture. He was treated by team members then evacuated to a helicopter for evacuation to hospital
A woman descending alongside Stickle Tarn took a tumble and fell around 10 metres, sustaining an open ankle fracture and possible spinal injuries. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard Rescue 199
A woman sustained an ankle injury when she slipped.
A woman sustained a lower leg fracture while descending Stickle Ghyll. She was treated by team members and evacuated
A woman sustained a difficult wrist fracture while descending Stickle Ghyll. She was treated and evacuated by stretcher
A male became unwell in Stickle Ghyll. He was treated and evacuated
A lone male slipped and sustained a lower leg injury. He was treated by team members and evacuated with help from Kendal MRT
Two women took simultaneous falls, one sustaining a suspected fractured wrist and the other an upper arm fracture. One was given morphine and stretchered off, the other managed to walk down with assistance
A young male in a group sustained an ankle injury and were trying to self-evacuate but encountered difficulty trying to cross Stickle Ghyll in severe weather. The team responded and met the group walking off
A male sustained a head injury when he tripped
He was treated and evacuated by the team
A woman sustained a serious ankle injury when she tripped.
She was treated by team members then evacuated to hospital by Coastguard helicopter
A man sustained a serious ankle fracture/dislocation. He was treated by team members, but the need for ongoing manual traction applied to the ankle in order to maintain the blood supply to his foot meant that a stretcher evacuation was not the best option. A Coastguard helicopter was requested and was able to attend and winch the man and fly him to hospital
A young woman took a tumbling fall, sustaining head, facial and neck injuries. She was treated by team members and evacuated by Coastguard helicopter from Prestwick
A teenager taking part in organised activities became severely dehydrated
A woman slipped on a wet path and sustained a nasty open fracture to her ankle. She was treated by an NWAS paramedic and team members and evacuated by stretcher
A woman sustained a suspected lower leg fracture when she slipped
She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A male, known to be insulin dependant, became ill. He was treated by team members and evacuated
A woman sustained an ankle inury when she jumped into a pool while ghyll scrambling. Helpfully, she managed to get herself out of the water, where she was treated and evacuated
A young male, ghyll scrambling with an organised group, fell and sustained leg and arm injuries. He was given pain relief and his injuries were splinted and he was evacuated froma moderately challenging position at the bottom of a waterfall. He was tranferred to an ambulance in the valley bottom
A young man suffered an ankle injury on the Stickle Tarn path. He was treated by the team and evacuated by stretcher
A 79-year-old male collapsed, becoming briefly unconscious. He was treated by team members and stretchered to the vallety and transferred to a waiting ambulance
A walker sustained a suspected lower leg fracture. Treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher
A male, aged 71, took a tumble and suffered suspected fracture to his lower leg. He was evacuated by the team and transferred to an ambulance at our base for onward transport