tassiehiker wrote:started to get leg craps
north-north-west wrote:Cramp?
You called in the Rescue chopper for a case of cramp? Have neither of you ever learned anything about First Aid?
north-north-west wrote:Cramp?
You called in the Rescue chopper for a case of cramp? Have neither of you ever learned anything about First Aid?
tassiehiker wrote: i just told him to suck it up
tassiehiker wrote:after a couple of falls and splitting my finger open i finally got phone reception, after calling 000 they redirected me to police rescue and the intials plan was to send someone in from fortacascue bay to asess the situation.. so i made it back to my mate where he was still in alot of pain. after telling him what happened we herd a noise in the distance i was like thats a helicpopter hes like im so embarresed lol..... with in 30mins off first hearing the helicopter it was right above us.
Swifty wrote:hold on peoples...don't get too critical...wowwww just a minute..
Swifty wrote:hold on peoples...don't get too critical...wowwww just a minute..tassiehiker wrote:after a couple of falls and splitting my finger open i finally got phone reception, after calling 000 they redirected me to police rescue and the intials plan was to send someone in from fortacascue bay to asess the situation.. so i made it back to my mate where he was still in alot of pain. after telling him what happened we herd a noise in the distance i was like thats a helicpopter hes like im so embarresed lol..... with in 30mins off first hearing the helicopter it was right above us.
doesn't sound to me like t'hiker "called in" a chopper. It was sent in. fair go! The police rescue appear to have made the decision, according to what I read.
ILUVSWTAS wrote:north-north-west wrote:Cramp?
You called in the Rescue chopper for a case of cramp? Have neither of you ever learned anything about First Aid?
+2. Didnt want to get involved, but after a few drinks, what the heck.... so close to the carpark too. I'd really think twice about my walking career if I were you guys and stick to the playstation.
ILUVSWTAS wrote:
But the Mt Fortescue I know of is about a 5hr return walk on a good track......
ILUVSWTAS wrote:Yes i was being generous with my times....
tassiehiker wrote:We never set of a plb
doogs wrote:ILUVSWTAS wrote:
But the Mt Fortescue I know of is about a 5hr return walk on a good track......
4 hours according to the book I just looked in.
I have thought for a while that experienced bushwalkers should be contacted for advice in such situations. They could even volunteer to walk the paramedic into an area, my wife is a volunteer ambulance officer so why not have speciality volunteers for cases like this?
ollster wrote:I'd like to know if they were properly prepared? First aid? Head torches? Etc?
People wander out without the faintest thought to "what if it all goes to hell" apart from "I've got my EPIRB/SPOT/phone, I'll be all right". These sort of posts need to be interrogated, so others can learn from your misfortunes and/or mistakes. I've been involved in a SAR extraction (ILUV posted a thread about it) and it was a flapping mess, but everyone involved learned something, and importantly those that made errors of judgement learned some important lessons.
This particular topic always raises the hackles on this forum. If you'd done a search (and rescue? har har) first you'd understand what to expect. I'm willing to believe you didn't request the heli, but still, you may have been able to do more to solve the situation without reverting to calling 000 for something so mundane.
tassiehiker wrote:Hey mate yes we where well equipped. Just sorta panicked the first hike with this dude and all of a sudden he can't feel his left leg... Now of what I know of cramps that can happen to anyone at anytime just about. I now pack some of those hydrazine packets in my bag cheeres everyone for the constructive critasium
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