by admin | Jun 8, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Today the team was asked by Greater Manchester Police for assistance with a 7 year old who had gone missing in Salford. Fortunately he was found unharmed very shortly after.
by admin | Jun 7, 2002 | 2002, Incident
Late in the evening, GMAS requested the team to attend an incident with GMCFS in Radcliffe, where a young girl had fallen approximately 50 feet from a rope swing, possibly fracturing her ribcage. We were stood down as we arrived on scene.
by admin | Jun 7, 2002 | 2002, Incident
At Tigers Clough, in Horwich, a casualty had come off a rope swing and landed head first, further fracturing both his left and right radius & ulna (forearm). We were called and assisted the GMAS and Helimed crew with the stretcher carry out of the clough, to the...
by admin | Jun 7, 2002 | General news
Today we were called by GMAS to 2 different incidents involving inaccessible “rope swing” fallers.
by admin | Jun 3, 2002 | General news
This evening, 3 team vehicles (13 team members) were out until midnight, watching the Golden Jubilee celebrations from the viewpoints around Rivington, Anglezarke, and Tockholes. It was a crystal clear night – and we got a bird’s eye view of the fantastic...
by admin | Jun 1, 2002 | 2002, Incident
LAS asked the team to respond to a walker, who had a suspected dislocated kneecap in Lever Park. The incident was dealt with very quickly and the woman was transferred through the park, to a waiting ambulance, in one of our Landrovers.
by admin | Jun 1, 2002 | General news
A further 8 team members paid another visit to the headquarters of the North West Air Ambulance, at Blackpool Airport today, to learn about the aircraft, its capabilities, and how to operate around it. We frequently work alongside the air ambulance when dealing with...
by admin | May 30, 2002 | General news
Our continuing work at looking into new team clothing is gathering momentum, with some outer jackets (“Munro”) coming to the team for trial from KEELA of Glenrothes. Meanwhile we are still actively seeking a sponsor for this planned for new team kit...
by admin | May 30, 2002 | General news
Following a discussion with our Team Leader, we are also grateful to “AEROSAFE” for agreeing to supply two of their new “PULSELITE” conspicuity Hi Vis garments to the team for trials with a view to purchasing a number for team use to identify...
by admin | May 30, 2002 | Donations, General news
We have also received a great £100 donation from Warburtons, specifically for use in our safety cover of the M2002 Commonwealth Games. The donation will go towards the purchase of a 3rd pulse oximeter – kit which required replacement for the games...
