Oldham Mountain Rescue Team were called by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) after they received an emergency call from a party of four walkers, where one member of the group had fallen and injured themselves on the upper edge path at Ashway, Dovestones.
A rapid response party was deployed to the location on Sunday morning, while additional volunteer team members collected the stretcher and additional medical equipment in preparation for a possible carry-out.
On reaching the casualty, it became clear they had fallen on a steep, scrambly section of the path, resulting in a suspected upper arm fracture.
One of OMRT’s qualified Remote Rescue Medical Technicians assessed the casualty and administered pain relief. Due to the location and the challenging terrain involved in carrying the stretcher to a vehicle access point, assistance was requested from the North West Air Ambulance.
The casualty was carefully transferred onto the team’s stretcher before being carried for 10 minutes to the waiting helicopter, for onward travel to hospital and further treatment.
Twelve team members were involved for three hours 45 minutes.
Oldham Mountain Rescue Team is on call 24/7 and funded entirely by generous donations and grants.
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