Out stalking today with mates, how things go wrong quickly?

[von 0]

Out stalking today with mates, one of them totaly knackered his knee crossing a fence, there was no way we could move him "total agony" good job one of the lads with us is in the mountain rescue and organised the evacuation. The problem was with our location and also snow and the fact my injured mate had been lying for at least an hour in minus conditions,used the GPS on my phone to give cordinates to emergancy services after an hour or so things were going rapidly down hill for him. A couple of us had to go to main road and pick up Paramedics, after assessment and Morphine through itruvenous an RAF rescue Helicopter came and ferried my mate to hospital. Just shows how a fun day's stalking can go seriously tits up. !!!!!!!

[john robbo 30]

Good thinking there though you learn this in dsc1+2 but feel you'll never use it

[waidmann 105]

hope the man is ok. goes to show that a first aid kit( and the knowledge of how to use it)belongs in the gear.

good thinking with the gps( have to look if my phone has stuff like that )

all is well that ends well

[davidlloyd 16]

hope hes beter soon well done on geting him out

[wint 3]

Hope your mate has a speedy recovery,well done for your quick thinking

ATB

 

Andy

[ArchieHood 3,692]

Could have been a lot worse Von, many a life lost through lack of common sense.

[black lab 3]

Out stalking today with mates, one of them totaly knackered his knee crossing a fence, there was no way we could move him "total agony" good job one of the lads with us is in the mountain rescue and organised the evacuation. The problem was with our location and also snow and the fact my injured mate had been lying for at least an hour in minus conditions,used the GPS on my phone to give cordinates to emergancy services after an hour or so things were going rapidly down hill for him. A couple of us had to go to main road and pick up Paramedics, after assessment and Morphine through itruvenous an RAF rescue Helicopter came and ferried my mate to hospital. Just shows how a fun day's stalking can go seriously tits up. !!!!!!!

 

Hope your mate recover's soon the guy's in the R.A.F. Rescue Helicopter,s are second to none my last Pest/C job RAF Gannet was one of my Routine visit,s and they guy,s dont get a minute as soon as one chopper is in the other is out, there's 3 of them and 1 is getting serviced every trip they do, and work 24 hour's a day

[Beattie16 1]

Sorry to hear about your mate, hope he's okay...

Just wondering where it happened as I was out pheasant shooting today in the Borders and saw an RAF helicopter landing not far from us

[garethw 0]

Out stalking today with mates, one of them totaly knackered his knee crossing a fence, there was no way we could move him "total agony" good job one of the lads with us is in the mountain rescue and organised the evacuation. The problem was with our location and also snow and the fact my injured mate had been lying for at least an hour in minus conditions,used the GPS on my phone to give cordinates to emergancy services after an hour or so things were going rapidly down hill for him. A couple of us had to go to main road and pick up Paramedics, after assessment and Morphine through itruvenous an RAF rescue Helicopter came and ferried my mate to hospital. Just shows how a fun day's stalking can go seriously tits up. !!!!!!!

 

Hope your mate recover's soon the guy's in the R.A.F. Rescue Helicopter,s are second to none my last Pest/C job RAF Gannet was one of my Routine visit,s and they guy,s dont get a minute as soon as one chopper is in the other is out, there's 3 of them and 1 is getting serviced every trip they do, and work 24 hour's a day

 

Being an ex Navy man it is RNAS Prestwick or HMS Gannet, which is a Royal Navy SAR Squadron not the RAF. Its amazing the amount of people that get that wrong.

 

Hope your mate recovers soon, not a good day today for outdoor people in Scotland.

[hw100sniper 2]

Hope your mate has a speedy recovery Von.

[von 0]

He was released from hospital last night, serious dislocation of knee, he will no be going far this new year.

 

Yes Beattie16 / TB, that was us. A wee vid of helicopter taking off with mate in.

 

[brno17 5]

quick thinkin and welldone there von. was that up on dougies place ?

[wboulter 3]

hope your mate as a quick recovery

[black lab 3]

Out stalking today with mates, one of them totaly knackered his knee crossing a fence, there was no way we could move him "total agony" good job one of the lads with us is in the mountain rescue and organised the evacuation. The problem was with our location and also snow and the fact my injured mate had been lying for at least an hour in minus conditions,used the GPS on my phone to give cordinates to emergancy services after an hour or so things were going rapidly down hill for him. A couple of us had to go to main road and pick up Paramedics, after assessment and Morphine through itruvenous an RAF rescue Helicopter came and ferried my mate to hospital. Just shows how a fun day's stalking can go seriously tits up. !!!!!!!

 

Hope your mate recover's soon the guy's in the R.A.F. Rescue Helicopter,s are second to none my last Pest/C job RAF Gannet was one of my Routine visit,s and they guy,s dont get a minute as soon as one chopper is in the other is out, there's 3 of them and 1 is getting serviced every trip they do, and work 24 hour's a day

 

Being an ex Navy man it is RNAS Prestwick or HMS Gannet, which is a Royal Navy SAR Squadron not the RAF. Its amazing the amount of people that get that wrong.

 

Hope your mate recovers soon, not a good day today for outdoor people in Scotland.

 

My mistake Royal Navy bet the guy that got injured would not have cared if it was the girl guides as long as they helped, sorry to the Royal Navy just watched the video of air lift and chopper was not from HMS Gannet, Prestwick, all the best to your mate in 2010.

Edited January 2, 2010 by black lab