Report by Jules Barrett
The focus of the
day was on communications and
casualty evacuation and around fifteen cavers from all the major
Derbyshire
clubs attended. We met at 10:00 a.m. in the layby in Stoney Dale and
subsequently moved the vehicles up to the parking area on the way to
Carlswark's
Gin entrance. We were presented with a caver exiting Carlswark
reporting that
his friend was in the Big Dig area with a damaged leg following
rockfall. Teams
were selected from the cavers available, two teams entering via the Gin
entrance
with medical equipment and one laying comms cable down Eyam Dale shaft
and
through to the Big Dig. The casualty was found, medical treatment
given, the leg
splinted, casualty loaded into a casualty bag and onto a stretcher. A
good deal
of stretcher-pulling/pushing saw the casualty up into North West
passage and on
through the rest of the cave and out via the Gin entrance.
The day was an
excellent opportunity to meet folks, play
with some of the kit and explore some of the issues that might arise in
a real
rescue. I will be trying to get to other practices through the year.
The DCRO
training dates and contact details for officers are on the DCRO website
at http://www.derbyshirecro.org.uk/.
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