The team was called out to assist Edale Mountain Rescue Team with an incident near Mam Tor yesterday evening.

East Midlands Ambulance Service had requested our help with a casualty who had slipped on the way down the hillside and injured their lower leg. The teams provided pain relief before transferring the casualty to a mountain rescue stretcher then carrying them down the hillside to the road where an ambulance was waiting to take them to hospital.

All the equipment that was used was then cleaned ready for …

A mid afternoon call to Pooles Cavern, Buxton came in from East Midlands Ambulance Service to assist them with a casualty at the Country Park. The casualty had been in one of the wooded areas of the country park when they were suffered an injury.

An East Midlands Ambulance paramedic was quickly on scene to treat the casualty and, due to the steep uneven ground, requested our assistance to help move the casualty safely to the car park.

The team arrived quickly and took the relevant equipment to …

While out enjoying a trip to the Castleton area a member of a walking group fell, sustaining injuries to the upper body and shoulder. Derbyshire Constabulary were contacted, and as often happens mid-week, both Edale Mountain Rescue Team and Buxton Mountain Rescue Team were contacted and called to the incident.

Vehicles from each team rendezvoused at Lose Hill Farm from where equipment was deployed to a point just below the summit of the ridge. Pain relief and other treatment was provided to the casualty while the stretcher was prepared, along with a …