As we were doing our Covid decontamination from callout 12, a team member reported an injured lady at the main road crossing in Hayfield. The lady had fallen from her bike at the crossing and unfortunately hurt her hip. She was in a lot of pain and shivering with cold. Passers by had already called an ambulance but it had not yet arrived. We were able to send our team doctor and paramedic, who provided reassurance, treatment and pain relief. We put the lady into our warm casualty bag and carried her on the stretcher to our base to wait in a warmer environment. The EMAS ambulance arrived shortly afterwards to continue treatment and take the lady to hospital.

• Time: 18:00
• Type: Local Incident
• Location: Hayfield
• Team members: 23
• Duration: 1.5 hrs
• Volunteer hours: 34.5
• Volunteer hours for the year: 1,133.5

Dave Eustace, Deputy Team Leader