Oct 8 2017
Incident 68/2017 – mountain biker suffering from a cardiac event
At 10:04 this morning the team was requested to assist at an incident on Holcombe Moor, involving a male mountain biker who was reported to be feeling unwell and who had also possibly collapsed.
Colleagues from Rossendale and Pendle MRT were mobilised at the same time. Initially the location of the incident was thought to be in RPMRT’s team area, so one vehicle from Bolton MRT was sent to support RPMRT, departing from our Base 18 minutes after the initial call.
After some difficulty in getting an exact location for the casualty, additional BMRT team members were mobilised to assist in searching the area.
After some searching by both teams the casualty was located (just over the boundary between our two team’s areas). BMRT and RPMRT members were in attendance at the same time, with vehicles from both teams traversing the moorland track near to Red Brook.
As it was suspected that the casualty might’ve been suffering from a cardiac event, the North West Air Ambulance was requested to attend – and after first making sure that the Holcome Army Training Camp danger area was free of gunfire, we liaised with NWAS EOC Broughton so that the aircraft would be permitted to attend.
As 12:20, the Air Ambulance departed with the casualty on board and both teams returned to their respective bases.
We were later pleased to hear that the casualty was making a recovery at hospital having undergone a procedure.
Our thanks are expressed to the staff at Holcombe Army Training Camp for the vital role they played during this incident.
Mar 29 2018
Incident 9/2018 – mountain biker at Tockholes Plantations
At 14:32 on Sunday 25th March the team was called to assist North West Ambulance Service and the North West Air Ambulance Charity at a serious incident in the Tockholes Plantations, Roddlesworth, near Darwen.
A 35 year old male had suffered a cardiac arrest whilst out mountain biking with friends. Early CPR on the man was started by members of the public, before crews from NWAS and NWAA arrived on scene.
A team member coincidentally out walking nearby went immediately to the scene, and further team members already at our base responded in team vehicles, departing within 3 minutes of the initial call.
The team carried the man on a mountain rescue stretcher, back to the road, whilst resuscitation attempts continued. He was then transferred to Royal Blackburn Hospital in an NWAS ambulance for further treatment.
Sadly despite the best efforts of NWAS, NWAA and Bolton MRT we learned that the man later died in hospital.
Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this very sad time.
By Steven Fletcher • Incident • Tags: MountainBiker