Technical Equipment

 

MEDICAL

Many of the callouts we attend involve injuries - The team's doctors are responsible for maintaining the Medical training standards of members and the equipment. Each member is encouraged to sit the 3 yearly MR Casualty Care examination.

In a year the team will use amongst other things:

Vital Signs Monitor
Defibrillators
Oxygen/Entonox
Stretchers
Splits
Vacuum Matress (as seen in the picture)
Controlled drugs

 

SPECIALIST RESCUE

Crag Rescue
Often we find ourselves responding to people stuck on ledges or who have fallen whilst climbing - personal safety is paramount for our members so when on a crag rescue they will wear harnesses and helmets.

Our crag rescue kit includes specialist ascender/descenders
Static and Dynamic ropes
Climbing hardwear (eg karabiners, slings etc).

Swift Water Rescue
Some team members are qualified as Swift Water Rescue Technicians and the team has been called to a number of water related incidents (eg Carlisle Floods).

Again personal safety is paramount and team members will wear buoyancy aids and have access to specialist items such as throwbags.

Winter Rescue
There are a number of popular ice climbing routes in our area. Additionally winter weather conditions in the Lakes will often result in severe icing - requiring crampons and ice axes and deep and unstable snow which could cause an avalanche. The team has access to winter rescue equipment including probes, avalanche tranceivers and ice climbing equipment.

Air Crash
There have been a small number of incidents involving aircraft in our area. As a result we have developed an Air Crash kit which will include the necessary articles of protective equipment against aviation fuel and items to help mark locations of debris.

Sheep Rescue
We are often called by local landowners to rescue farm animals (particularly sheep) who have found themselves in difficulties - we keep a specialist kit available for the safe evacuation of animals - including slings and harnesses.

Search Kits
Extended searches or searches in bad weather often result in our locating people who are ill equipped or who are overcome by the conditions - the team has a number of search kits that are carried which will contain extra clothing, a bivvy bag, karrimat, food for the casualty as well as a strobe light to alert the helicopter/other team members.