Stanage

  • Call out for year: 26
  • Date: 3/05/16
  • Time: 2:55 pm
  • Grid ref: SK24 83
  • Type of incident: Climber Injured(1)
  • Team members involved: 2
  • Time taken: 1
  • Total man hours: 2

Incident report

Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called to reports of a fallen climber at Stannage May 2016Stanage.  Due to it being midweek, the number of local team members available was expected to be low so Buxton M.R.T was also called.  However, due to the travelling distance to Stanage, Buxton could only offer one member close enough to be effective.

An Edale team doctor and paramedic treated the young man, immobilising his injuries and administering pain relief.  Further team members helped facilitate the technical evacuation down the boulder field to the waiting air ambulance.

A short flight in the aircraft took him the Major Trauma Centre at Northern General Hospital in Sheffield.

Photo credit:  BMRT. – The D.L.R. Air-ambulance waits under the crag for the team members to bring the casualty down.

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