A rude awakening for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team members when called early on Sunday morning. By the time members had got their socks on, whatever the incident was, was stood down.
UPDATE: A female caver assisted on the surface by police.
A call-out for Buxton Mountain Rescue Team following the report of a 64 year old lady having been injured whilst walking on the Limestone Way.
The team rendezvoused at Moor Lane car park and descended the slippery footpath for approximately half a kilometre to the accident site. The lady had taken a simple slip on the limestone which had resulted in a suspected fractured ankle. The casualty was treated by team members and an E.M.A.S. Paramedic before the injury was splinted and the lady loaded onto a stretcher. There then …
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called together with colleagues from Edale M.R.T. to attend a 56 year old male visiting the area from Manchester.
The man complained of serious cheat pains whilst ascending towards Lord’s Seat and a heart condition was suspected. Team members and a paramedic climbed quickly to the incident site to stabilise the casualty whilst the Warwickshire & Northampton Air-ambulance used a window in the weather to land near-by.
Following transfer to the aircraft he was flown to a Sheffield hospital for further investigation.
Photo credit: BMRT. The stretcher …
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by West Midlands Ambulance Service to an incident involving an elderly man somewhere in the Dane Valley between Wincle and Rushton Spencer.
The area is very remote and devoid of easy road access. Information was confusing from the start but the casualty was finally located by an air-ambulance. The aircraft and crew were able to deal with the incident and rescue team members were stood down.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called out alongside Edale M.R.T. to an incident on Win Hill above Ladybower Reservoir.
A gentleman had started to experience chest pains whilst out walking. The Derbyshire Rutland and Leicester Air-ambulance also attend together with a Yorkshire Ambulance Service Paramedic. Following assessment and immediate treatment the gentleman was carried by rescue stretcher down to where the air-ambulance had been able to land.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to assist Edale M.R.T. dealing with a 55 year old female walker.
The lady had sustained an injury to her left knee and was unable to continue with her walk. Initial treatment was given by an East Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic and team members before she was carried on a rescue stretcher back to the road where an ambulance was waiting.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to Combs Moss following the report of a man suffering chest pain. The report also triggered a response from an E.M.A.S. Paramedic First Responder and an E.M.A.S. Paramedic Response car and the North West Air-ambulance.
A 69 year old man had been walking with friends on a round of the moor when he stumbled and tumbled about three metres into a gully. Team members climbed steeply from Pye Greave Farm up to the casualty site arriving at the same time as the air-ambulance. The …
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team and Edale M.R.Ts called to rendezvous at Town Head Bridge, Hope.
A 16 year old mountain biker was descending the Roman Road towards Hope when she took a tumble and sustained upper body injuries. The rescue teams used 4 x 4 vehicles to access the incident site and were able to assist E.M.A.S. paramedics in treating the casualty. The young lady was then carried by stretcher for some considerable distance back to Town Head Bridge where an ambulance was waiting.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team, together with Edale M.R.T. called to assist an elderly lady who was unable to continue her walk to Hollins Cross owing to a medical incident.
Following treatment the lady was placed on a stretcher and carried down the hill towards Castleton where an ambulance was waiting to convey her to hospital.
Chatsworth Park hosts Chatsworth Country Fair, an annual, three day event attracting tens of thousands of people on each day. Buxton Mountain Rescue Team, as a fundraising event, has been helping the fair organisers for over thirty years and the team has members on sight throughout the weekend. Whilst the team’s principal task is to sell programs it is often called upon help with the myriad of problems which are bound to arise with so many people attending the show. Minor injuries and lost children are regular occurrences but occasionally an event develops into something a little more serious.
On Friday, the first day of the 2016 event, …