Our thoughts and condolences are with the Royal Family following the sad news of the death of His Royal Highness Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Many of our members were inspired to enjoy the outdoors through the DofE Award. The picture shows members meeting the Duke in 1979. pic.twitter.com/SSTC30CcPB
At 4.56pm yesterday we were requested by NWAS to assist with a 22yo male who had fallen at Tiger’s Clough. The team treated him with pain relief & placed a vacuum splint around the injured ankle, then stretchered him to the waiting ambulance.We wish him a speedy recovery. pic.twitter.com/ZEbrt4vaLT
1/2 From all of us at BMRT we would just like to thank every one of you that donated to us this weekend. It was a hard decision for us not to do our usual Easter meet and great around Rivington but for the safety of our team members, we decided against it. pic.twitter.com/xkNOo8equX
It's been a busy start to 2021 for the team. Three months in & we are already on our way to more callouts than we had last year. If you can support us in our work, please feel free to donate via boltonmrt.enthuse.com/#!/ #BoltonMRT #Volunteers #Donate #Rescues #BeenBusy pic.twitter.com/KhDxLT92N8
1/ Today is usually a busy and important day for the team. With so many people visiting the Rivington area in particular, we would usually have our displays set up around the area to help educate people about outdoor safety. pic.twitter.com/0iKNZaqWU1
Thank you to everyone who nominated us for these awards and huge congratulations to Ricky Lomax for winning the Emergency Service Award 🥳 #BoltonNewsLockdownHeroes twitter.com/TheBoltonNews/…
Our water team has been very busy over the past few weeks! Congratulations to our new MOD2’s and well done to our MOD4’s for passing their refreshers course 🥳 facebook.com/58756182794365… #BoltonMRT #WaterSafety #Training pic.twitter.com/3MaO6XkOnF
If you see a fire in the countryside, report it immediately 🔥 Leave the area as soon as possible and dial 999 📱 If you witness illegal activity report it to Crimestoppers 0800 555 111 pic.twitter.com/I7eRXLwQx4
❓ Did you know that moorland and wildfires can be started in a number of ways? Sadly, many are started deliberately, however, some can break out by people being careless with barbecues, campfires or not disposing of cigarettes properly 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WDHdEHFcXA
We appreciate this encouraging message of support from our colleagues at NWAS twitter.com/NWAmbulance/st…
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Jun 1 2009
Incident 39/2009
At 19:25 on this warm Summer evening, NWAS (Manchester) paged the team requesting assistance at an incident at Queen’s Park in Heywood.
As the incident location was inside the operational area of our colleagues at Rossendale & Pendle MRT, the call was immediately passed onto them via Ambulance control, with our Team Leader, Garry Rhodes, contacting Rossendale & Pendle MRT’s Team Leader, Andy Simpson in the meantime, to discuss the response. At the same time a small number of BMRT personnel were already on standby at our Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ in the event that our team would be asked to assist.
As Garry has been involved through his full-time employment in the restoration of Queen’s Park, he had a good local knowledge of the area and as a result Andy asked Garry and the small number of Bolton team members already on standby to assist RPMRT. Garry responded to the incident, along with one Bolton MRT Landrover ambulance from the Ladybridge Hall Base/HQ with three BMRT members on board, and also two other team members attended in their own vehicle.
During the response, NWAS (Manchester) Control then received a more specific casualty location, of Plumpton Wood, alongside the River Roch, with the access point being through the grounds of the private property of Plumpton Hall (off Rochdale Old Road, Hooley Bridge, Heywood)
Upon our arrival the 18 year old male casualty, who had fallen down a steep sided gulley and was suffering from suspected spinal injuries, had already been loaded onto Rossendale & Pendle MRT’s Bell Mountain Rescue stretcher by their team members, and our team members assisted them with the carry to the top of the gulley and over some adjacent fencing.
The casualty, whilst still on the stretcher, was then loaded into our Mountain Rescue Landrover Ambulance at RPMRT’s request, and he was transported to the NWAS Emergency Ambulance RVP, at Bamford Road/River Roch junction. During the journey he was tended to by Bolton MRT Team Doctor, Clare Whitney, and Rossendale & Pendle MRT Doctor, Bob Stokes.
Upon arrival at the Ambulance RVP, at around 20:30 in the evening, the casualty was handed back over to care of the NWAS (Manchester) personnel for onward transport to the nearby Fairfield General Hospital, bringing the incident to its conclusion.
Andy Simpson, R&PMRT TL & Garry Rhodes, BMRT TL, spookily almost dressed the same and working in perfect harmony.
The team would like to thank the residents of Plumpton Hall for their valued assistance during this incident, and also our thanks are passed to to the NWAS Emergency Ambulance crew, NWAS Paramedic Emergency Control staff, and also to our colleagues at Rossendale & Pendle MRT, all of whom worked together to bring a swift and successful end to this incident.
By admin • 2009, Incident • Tags: Miscellaneous