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I still would have contacted the emergency services
The problem with people on this forum is that you're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't.
Kingofbiscuits - you did the right thing, as you had no first aid training you couldn't accurately assess the chaps injuries and how serious they were. Broken collarbone may have been apparent, but in the unlikely event it could have been worse. You did the best thing you could and called mountain rescue who are best placed to assess that. If they chose to send out a helicopter then thats their decision.
The rest of you high horse riding fools, I hope I never have to depend on your help if I ever break anything on the trail 🙂
For anyone who wasn't there, it's just speculation and comment.
The problem people on this forum is that you're damned if you do, and you're damned if you don't.
You're not wrong there. Can you imagine the reaction if KOB had started a thread along the lines of:
[i]"I was on Cut Gate today. I saw a guy fall - it looked like he'd done his collarbone and he was a bit pale but I left him to sort himself out. Anyone know how he is?"[/i]
I might do next time 😀
KingofBiscuits - MemberI stand by my decision to ring the emergency services
In the end only [i]you and others there at the time[/i] can make that call.
I just would be embarrassed to have got an air ambulance for a broken collar bone. I do have some relevant skills and the confidence to use them however. There is a road not far away - walking the casualty out to the road while someone rides off to get the ambulance informed speeds up the process as does driving the casualty direct to hospital.