Buxton Mountain Rescue Team received its first call of 2015 when a 34 year old lady from Whaley Bridge slipped in Goyt Woods resulting in a suspected fractured ankle.
Twenty two members responded on a bright sunny Sunday afternoon when called to rendezvous at Windgather Rocks near Kettleshulme. The casualty site was quickly located and team first aiders treated the lady who had been walking with her husband. Following the administration of pain relief and splinting of the injury the casualty was carried by rescue stretcher to Black …
Seventeen Buxton Mountain Rescue Team responded when called to Taddington Woods at the bottom of Taddington Dale near Ashford. Derbyshire police had received a report of a 67 year man from Wakefield having slipped on the wet ground whilst walking with his wife. The casualty had sustained minor lacerations to the head and an open fracture of a finger.
The man declined an ambulance but was carried by stretcher to White Lodge car-park from where his wife was able to transfer him to a hospital.
Following on immediately after the previous incident Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called by East Midlands Ambulance Service to attend a sledging accident near to the head of Goyts Lane.
A nineteen year old man from Lemmington suffered suspected back injuries following a sledging incident. Access to the casualty was complicated by the atrocious road conditions in the Goyt Valley. Following careful assessment and the administration of pain killing drugs the casualty was carried by stretcher to the top of Goyts Lane at its junction with Long …
The fine, clear and snowy weather continued throughout the weekend and hundreds of people were taking advantage of the classic winter conditions throughout the Peak District.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called at 13.35 to attend at Mam Tor following a report of a man having suffered a medical collapse. Initial information was sketchy and the exact location of the incident was also uncertain. Edale Mountain Rescue Team was called to provide additional man-power and an air-ambulance was scrambled. A passing member of Glossop MRT was also commandeered.
Heavy snow fell throughout the Peak District on Boxing day evening resulting a number of incidents whereby mountain rescue teams were called to assist the ambulance services or recovered stranded motorists.
Buxton team received two calls during the night. The first call was at 1.15 am following the report a vehicle stranded in the Goyt Valley. The vehicle had been damaged and the two male occupants from Marple were stranded in deep snow and freezing conditions. Two 4 x 4 team vehicles with five team members were deployed and the men were collected and taken to safety.
Team members were engaged with marshalling duties at the annual Roaches Christmas Cracker Fell Race when an 18 year old female runner became distressed with breathing difficulties.
Team members started medical care and were quickly supported by a Team Doctor. The casualty had only a limited response to the initial treatment so a West Midlands Ambulance was called. The lady was showing a gradual improvement before she was transferred to a North Staffordshire hospital for further assessment.
Twenty eight members of Buxton and Edale Mountain Rescue Teams responded when called to Hollins Farm in the Edale Valley. East Midlands Ambulance Service requested assistance following the report of a 66 year old lady from Barnsley having suffered a fractured arm. The lady was walking with family and friends and was descending from Hollins Cross when she slipped on the muddy track and fell on to an outstretched arm.
The lady was given pain relief by team members before being placed on a stretcher and carried back to the road …
East Midlands Ambulance Service requested the assistance of mountain rescue following the report of a person having collapsed near to Monsal Dale viaduct. Within four minutes of the call the request was cancelled and team members preparing to attend stood down. Full details not known.
Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called by West Midlands Ambulance Service to assist its paramedics dealing with an injured trials-biker in a remote location.
The incident occurred when the 46 year old male, off road trials-biker from Swadlincote fell from his machine sustaining rib injuries. He tried to continue on his journey for a short while but soon became unwell and was forced to stop. The accident occurred on a rough farm track south of Three Shires Head in a very remote area.
A West Midlands Ambulance crew were first on scene but quickly realised that they would need help with extracting the casualty. Sixteen rescue team members …
A limited number of team members from the joint Buxton and Edale M.R.Ts’ Snatch Squad attended Blue John Cavern following a report of a female having collapsed in the show cave.
East Midlands Ambulance Service and the Derbyshire, Leicestershire & Rutland Air-ambulance were first on scene and together entered the cave to examine the lady. The 83 year old was a little bemused by all the fuss and was able to make her own way back to the surface. The rescue teams left her in the care of …
