Man airlifted from Bluestacks following climbing accident Oct 14
At 1240 a request was recieved via the duty phone for assistance from John Mc Groary. He reported that he had an elderly gentleman ( a member of a walking party from Yorkshire) with a known heart condition, had taken a fall and badly gashed his leg. Despite immediate first aid the bleeding would not stop and assistance was required. The team was alerted along with the R118 aircraft which later landed on close to the scene where the winchman got out with some equipment. It then took off again. Once the casualty was secured it landed on again and recovered the surplus equipment before coming into a low hover to winch the casualty in a double stropp configuration. This helped to maintain pressure and elevation on the wound site. R118 completed its lift and departed for Letterkenny GH at approx 1345.
At this point there were still 5 persons on the hill who had been involved in the incident. Brendan and Joe were despatched to assist with the group and walk with them back to the roadside.
A big thank you to all who attended this incident. Well Done!!
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