Dislocated Kneecap at Lanty’s Tarn
A team vehicle above Ullswater. A general photograph — not taken at this callout.
Home / Incidents / Callout 2024_090 · 19 October 2024
Callout 2024_090
Injured walker
The Team was called to assist a woman who had dislocated her kneecap. When the Team arrived, her kneecap had relocated itself, but she remained in considerable pain. The casualty was assessed, given analgesia and her leg splinted. She was stretchered to a Team vehicle.
The casualty’s partner drove her to CIC in their own vehicle.
The callout in numbers
9
Team members
2½
Hours on the hill
90
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