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.