A 17-year-old girl suffered a serious asthma attack near the Caves. She was walking with a group of other asthmatics. They treated her with their own equipment, including oxygen and we stretchered her of the fell.
This 71-year-old woman collapsed with suspected high blood pressure. She was taken in our ambulance to Ambleside Health Centre where she was seen by a GP.
A 54-year-old man had to shout for help after he slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture on the screes below Esk pike. He was treated at the scene and airlifted to West Cumberland Hospital by RAF Boulmer. The helicopter then very decently came back and carried team members down as well.
This 28-year-old man travelled all the way from Victoria, Australia, only to slip and sustain a suspected fracture of his lower leg. We treated him with the usual compassion, took advantage of his inability to escape by telling him bad jokes and then carried him down.
A 66-year-old man collapsed with heat exhaustion. He was treated with oxygen and taken to Westmorland General Hospital.
A 69-year-old woman collapsed with heat exhaustion. She was treated with intravenous fluids and oxygen and taken by helicopter to Furness General Hospital.
We were called out to assist a man in difficulty with a leg injury. When we got there he had made his way into Mickleden. We picked him up in our ambulance and didn't need to go on the hill.
A 16-year-old boy slipped in training shoes and after hitting a tree root, sustained an open fracture to his lower right leg. He was treated with painkillers and a splint and carried to an ambulance, for onward transport to Furness Hospital.
A New Zealand woman slipped and sustained an ankle injury. We did our usual stuff, with the aid of an interpreter, and took her to Kendal Hospital in our ambulance.
This woman sustained pelvic injuries when she slipped just a few miles short of completing the Dales Way.
A 44-year-old man fell down a small hole and sustained an ankle injury. Kendal MRT assisted us on this rescue.
A participant on a National Park guided walk slipped and sustained a suspected ankle fracture. The leader called for help via their headquarters by radio, and we were alerted. We did the usual stuff and she was sent to Keswick Hospital.
