Buxton MRT called to rendezvous at Coppice Wood, Leadmill on the B6001, Hathersage to Grindleford road.  Not normally Buxton’s operational patch at weekend but Edale MRT was already committed to another call-out.   Buxton had members fund-raising in Castleton and were quickly responding.

The report was of a runner taking part in the High Peak Triathlon having suffered an ankle injury whilst crossing a river.  However, not being far from the road, the casualty had already been treated by an ambulance crew before the first team members arrived.   The remainder of the team were stood down on route.

A lack of initial information triggered a full team response to a call-out at midnight on Friday night. However, in the event only a few members were required to assist the crew of an East Midlands Ambulance in the centre of Youlgreave village.  The ambulance service had been called to a cottage where a gentleman was reported to be suffering heart problems.  However, the location of the cottage, sited on a steep narrow hill, meant the crew were unable to carry the man to the ambulance.  Team members quickly assisted the crew with the carry and the gentleman was soon …

Twelve members of Buxton Mountain Rescue Team responded to a call-out following the report from East Midlands Ambulance Service of an injured walker near to Lord’s Seat on Rushop Edge.

The casualty, a 56 year old female from Glossop, was walking with a group when a simple trip resulted in a fractured wrist.  Team members made their way to the incident site with a stretcher and first aid equipment.  However, an air-ambulance was available so the lady, who was in considerable pain, was quickly assisted to the helicopter for transport to hospital.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team was called in the early hours of Thursday morning to a serious multi casualty incident in Lathkill Dale.   Two males had fallen some 25 feet over a crag coming to rest on a steep grassy slope.  In total darkness and heavy rain the team worked with East Midlands Ambulance crews and EMAS’s Hazardous Area Response Team to treat the casualties who sustained suspected spinal injuries and a fractured leg.  A third male, who had gone to their …

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team called to rendezvous at Pym’s Chair at the head of the Goyt Valley following a report of a paragliding accident.

Despite Bank Holiday traffic, the team soon had twenty members on their way up to Cat’s Tor Ridge on the Cheshire / Derbyshire border where a 58 year old man from Yorkshire had suffered injury whilst landing the paraglider.   The man was treated by team first aiders and a doctor before arrival of the North West Air-ambulance.   The man, who had suffered a severe lower leg …

Buxton and Edale joint team snatch squad deployed to rendezvous at Rowter Farm at the head of Winnats Pass following the report of a collapsed female casualty on a path around Eldon Hill.  The 13 year old girl was part of a Duke of Edinburgh Award expedition party from a school in Sheffield.   Team members with an Edale team paramedic attended to the girl who recovered sufficiently to be escorted down hill to a farm where an ambulance was waiting.

Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams’ joint snatch squad called to Upper Burbage Bridge in response to a report of an injured walker.  The casualty, a 66 year old male from Bolton, had tripped whilst walking with a group of friends and sustained an injury to the knee.  Unable to proceed, he was treated on site by team paramedics and stretchered to the road and a waiting ambulance.

The same day, Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams were again called together to a serious Paragliding accident near to Lord’s Seat on Rushop Edge, Edale Valley.  Initial assessment by team paramedics indicated potentially serious injuries to the 54 year old man from Heald Green, Stockport.

An aircraft evacuation was necessary for a speedy transfer to hospital but the difficult location ruled out an air-ambulance.  Instead, an RAF Seaking Helicopter was called which was able to winch the casualty on board.

Photo:  Casualty in the care of an RAF winchman ascends to the helicopter.

The same day, Buxton and Edale mountain rescue teams were again called together to a serious Paragliding accident near to Lord’s Seat on Rushop Edge, Edale Valley.  Initial assessment by team paramedics indicated potentially serious injuries to the 54 year old man from Heald Green, Stockport.
An aircraft evacuation was necessary for a speedy transfer to hospital but the difficult location ruled out an air-ambulance.  Instead, an RAF Seaking Helicopter was called which was able to winch the casualty on board.
Photo:  Casualty in the care of an RAF winchman ascends to the helicopter.

Buxton Mountain Rescue Team  called to the scene of a collapsed walker in The Goyt Valley.   The cause of the 71 year old male casualty from Rotherham’s collapse was undetermined so after treatment by team members at the scene he was carried to a waiting ambulance for hospital examination.

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