February’s training involved both ourselves and Kirkby Stephen MRT. The morning started with helicopter training which enabled ourselves and KSMRT to get team members re-qualified and new members qualified in winching drills. We then conducted some round robin medical training (with special thanks to casualty union providing some realistic scenarios) alongside steep ground scenarios. We… Continue Reading
Every year, we go for team winter training in Scotland. On day 1, the team headed out to Stob Corie nan Lochan for a day of winter skills training. We picked the right weekend with plenty of snow and ice providing challenging conditions to put our training and skills to the test. Day 2’s venue… Continue Reading
Sunday team training day. We headed into Kentmere and split into 3 groups to practise our steep ground techniques. The area we use to train is ideal as it gives us varying levels of steepness and different surfaces to test our methods. We then returned to base for a warm brew and some mince pies. Continue Reading
The team started the morning at base doing a round robin training session, this was interrupted by an Exercise call out to Ashstead Fell after a fell runner called to say his running partner had taken a fall over very steep ground and sustained a suspected fractured femur and spinal injuries. Using phone finder technology… Continue Reading
Team training involved our Swift Water Technicians completing a series of water based incidents. It also gave newer team members a taster of what its like being in a water environment. Continue Reading
Wed team training was split into three groups rotating around 3 scenarios, these included refresher training on preparing a landrover to allow for a stretcher load and unload. First at base training, to show team members how to succesfully operate the Sarcall log, MR map and use either the Sarloc or phone.find systems. Final Scenario… Continue Reading
This month we headed off towards Borrow Beck near Hucks bridge to practise working with casualties on steep ground. We discussed and practised leading people down one to one using different techniques. Then after a quick lunch break we set about rigging a backrope system using our talons so that we can lower a stretcher… Continue Reading
For this Sunday’s team training the team reacted to an excerise call out on Scout Scar in real time. They were given a multi casualty scenario which meant plenty for the cas carers to do. All casualties were very realistic with some great make up and convincing role play. Team members had to assess then… Continue Reading
Today we joined up with Kirkby Stephen MRT in a full day’s training which included some off road driving skills and familiarisation of each others’ team kit (most of which was identical). Then, using the steep ground around Cautley Spout, both teams put some rope rescue drills into practise. A very good day’s joint team… Continue Reading
A full day of team training this month started off with a round robin at base consisting of medical, comms (intro of new digital radios), fitting of snow chains and an intro to swift water gear. We then moved down to Killington Bridge for an afternoon of Heli drills with HM coastguard Rescue 936. For… Continue Reading
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