Did an MTB/cycle modified one with local fire folk a few years ago (10+years) one Thursday evening, our MTB group went for a weekend away on the Friday to 7 Staines, all good, on Monday on way back we did Mabie MTB, 3/4 way round I eased back (in third place out of 4 riders) to allow room to ride, 2nd placed rider went down ahead of me round a bend, I didn’t see it happen, but on approach to person laid very still on ground something not right!!
Long story short, had phone signal phoned 999 and was talked through advice for 2-3 minutes, fallen rider was then responding and breathing and so I was relieved, 999 folk said ambulance on way and ended call. Once awake so to speak, Mate kept asking what happened, but you could tell he was not taking reply’s in, but he was alive!!
Ambulance arrived approx 35-40 mins later (later learnt that I could have phoned 999 back for an update but I didn’t think of this, lesson learnt), I walked down to meet them and at the same time could hear a Heli-med arrive and land in a clearing nearby, response = 2 trauma Drs and 2 paramedics in Amblulance.
Anyway mate gets helicopter ride to Glasgow and has bleeding on the brain, he’s fine now just can’t remember the incident!
The training was useful to keep calm, must look for another local one as a refresher and for M’Bikes. Good reminder.
