Incident Report #8 1989
A 21 year old man hit a stone wall whilst sledging and received head, arm and pelvic injuries. He was stretchered off the hill and taken to hospital by ambulance.
Incident Type
Sledging
Incident Report #3 1991
14 year old boy fractured his leg sledging. A rare opportunity for the team to carry someone UP the fell.
Incident Type
Incident Report #4 1997
A 10-year-old boy sustained spinal injuries in a sledging accident. When we got there the boy was at the roadside and only needed the services of an Ambulance.
Incident Type
Location
Incident Report #1 1997
A young man sustained a serious leg fracture when he hit a wall while sledging in the dark. The Ambulance crew were unable to reach him because of the snow and ice.
Incident Type
Location
Incident Report #11 1998
A 14-year-old boy hit a rock while sledging. He sustained lacerations and suspected fractures as a result. Taken to Lancaster Royal Infirmary for treatment.
Incident Type
Location
Incident Report #69 1999
A 36-year-old woman sustained a suspected fractured pelvis and spinal injuries after she became separated from her sledge. She was treated at the scene and then taken to hospital in Lancaster.
Incident Type
Location
Incident Report #8 1978
A 30 year old man from Morecambe fell off a sledge. He received facial and chest injuries. He was carried of the hill by stretcher, before receiving treatment by one of the Team Doctors. Weather conditions: Very Cold. ICE & SNOW. Clear. Dry.
Incident Type
Location
Incident Report #1 2002
No cold spell would be complete without a sledging accident. School Knott is probably the most popular place, followed only by Kirkstone Pass. This time a man in his 30's badly broke his leg when he collided with something immovable.
Incident Type
Location
Incident Report #128 2009
A woman sustained a fractured ankle in a sledging accident. She was treated by team members and evacuated by stretcher. She was then transported to Ambleside, from where she was transported to hospital by RAF helicopter, along with the previous casualty. The road conditions did not permit the ambulance to transport either casualty.
Man Hours
16
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Location
