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CALL OUT, LIATHACH, Tue 14.5.’13

05.14.2013 by Nicola Jackson //

79 year old Canadian, with daughter & son in law, descending Spidean path, on Liathach, at about 500m, slipped, tumbling fall of about 10m, unconscious 1-2 mins & confused for a few mins on recovery. Laceration to scalp, some pain rt shoulder & chest. 999 via mobile, call out about 3pm.

R 137 dropped Chris, Arjan, Ryan & Seamus + stretcher, vac mat, cas bag & O2 x 3 below cas (cloud level fluctuating between 200 – 400m).

Cas found to be cold but alert, bleeding stopped, no evidence of major injury to shoulder or chest. AVPU “A”, Pulse 110, Resps 15. Stable throughout. Put on O2, collar applied, packaged in vac mat & cas bag, stretchered below mist & winched to 137 about 6.30pm. (Initial quartet supplemented by Alasdair, Charlie & self – John & Duncan arrived after uplift).

Tough old chap, member of Canadian Alpine Club, was high in Everest & Lhotse in his mid 60’s but couldn’t handle Liathach!

Gerry

 

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Somehow it's been a week since we provided a mountain safety team to the all new @thebaeventseries event!The Bà is an epic mountain running journey from Kinlochewe to Coulags, before cycling over the Bealach na Bà, around the Applecross peninsula, through Glen Torridon and back to Kinlochewe - the route has it all. Our team were located at key points across the higher parts of the route to provide medical and rescue cover if required. Fortunately everyone got around the run unscathed, but we did a few minor bits of patching up road rash from competitors who'd maybe tried to push it all little far on the long descent down to Applecross...We were also well represented in the competitors, with Sarah, Karen, Ali and James getting stuck in - unfortunately the boys were taking it too seriously for us to get a photo or have a hug...#thebà #nc500 #bealachnabà #rootedScottish Mountain Rescue ... See MoreSee Less

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SHOW US A MORE PHOTOGENIC TRAINING SPOTIs there a more beautiful spot to train for a technical stretcher lower? We're not sure, but let us know if you think you know a better place!Sunday's training saw the team head to the crags above @thetorridon hotel to practice rigging anchors, play stretcher attendant, and bring together multiple techniques into a full rescue scenario. This has been brought sharply into focus after a recent call outs, including on the Bealach na Bà, which highlighted the importance of being able to effect a rescue on terrain like this safely and efficiently.Our team is made up entirely of volunteers who are on call 365 days a year to help those in need in the mountains. We rely almost entirely on public donations to operate. Please consider donating at the link in our bio.@scottishmountainrescue #Torridon #nc500 ... See MoreSee Less

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