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back injury Lake District
Bannishead Quarry
A man injured his back while exploring a flooded quarry at Bannishead. He was assessed, treated with pain relief, secured in a vacuum mattress, and stretchered to the rescue base where he was handed over to ambulance paramedics for transport to hospital.
Outcome: casualty stretchered to rescue base and handed to ambulance paramedics for hospital transport
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