Supporting The Northumberland National Park Mountain Rescue Team.
Monday 22nd August 2016 18.02
The Team along with North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team were called following reports of an injured climber with chest injuries at Peel Crag. Both Teams attended to support the Great North Air Ambulance. Following initial treatment on site Team members assisted with a stretcher carry to the waiting helicopter.
We wish the climber a speedy recovering.
The incident lasted 2 hours 20 minutes and involved 9 Team members.
Over the last 6 weeks, we’ve responded alongside and worked closely with the Great North Air Ambulance Service on 4 incidents within the Northumberland National Park.
Like us, the Air Ambulance relies purely on charitable donations to undertake the fantastic work that they do. Donations can be made online via the following links:
GNAAS – https://www.justgiving.com/gnaa
NNPMRT – https://www.justgiving.com/nnpmrt
Tuesday 24 May 2016, 13.16hrs
The North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) requested the assistance of the Team to evacuate a climber who had fallen approximately 15 metres. The Team along with North of Tyne Mountain Rescue Team responded immediately tasking two vehicles and members to the rendezvous point. At the same time a NEAS Paramedic and the Great North Air Ambulance were en-route to the scene at Peel Crag. The incident was literally only a few metres away from the recent one on Peel Crag.
On arrival it was clear that the climber had sustained serious injuries from his fall, landing on steep ground and rocks at the bottom. Team members were on scene within 25 minutes of the initial call.
The GNAAS Doctor treated and stabilised the casualty before Team members and the HART team carried the stretcher to the awaiting helimed. The flight time to hospital was 15 minutes where the climber will have received further treatment for his injuries. We hope he makes a swift and full recovery.
As the Team were loading the casualty into the helimed, another activation was received for a second fallen climber – see next post!
The incident involved 10 members for 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Please share with your family and friends to raise awareness of the work of Northumberland National Park MRT.
Saturday 14 May, 15.25hrs
Yesterday afternoon a climber fell approximately 10m on Peel Crag, landing on the boulders and uneven ground on the bottom of the crag. The climber sustained serious injuries from his fall and was treated and stabilised by a Doctor from the Great North Air Ambulance.
The Team alongside North of Tyne MRT and the North East Ambulance Service HART team assisted with the evacuation down the steep slope and across the uneven ground to the awaiting helicopter.
The climber was flown to the RVI for further treatment and we hope he makes a full and swift recovery.
A great multi-agency, team effort.
The incident involved 15 Team members for 1.5 hours.
Please share with your family and friends to help raise awareness of Northumberland National Park MRT.
Thursday 4 April 2016, 13.50hrs
The Team was requested earlier today by the North East Ambulance Service to assist with the evacuation of a female suffering a seizure near to St Cuthbert’s Cave in North Northumberland. The Ambulance Paramedics were unable to access the site by vehicle and requested our support to stretcher the casualty off the hill.
We along with North of Tyne MRT responded with one vehicle. We also requested support from the Border Search & Rescue Unit given the incident was in the northern part of our operational area.
Whilst en-route we were stood down as the Great North Air Ambulance was able to land on near to the casualty.
A total of 7 members were involved for 40 minutes.