Emergency Procedures for Ankle Injury During Expedition
In an emergency scenario during an expedition where a team member sustains an ankle injury, quick actions are essential. Team members need to shout for help, start first aid procedures, provide warm clothing, determine their location, contact the supervisor, call for mountain rescue if necessary, set up a tent, and prepare to seek help. This fast-paced decision-making exercise simulates real-life challenges and the importance of effective emergency procedures in outdoor adventures.
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Emergency procedures What should you do?
Emergency Scenario 1 Lupine Adventures You are on expedition in a team of 5. One of the team sprains / breaks their ankle and is unable to continue. You are in the middle of open moorland and there is no shelter nearby, it is raining and fairly windy. You have no mobile phone signal but you won t know this until you try and call someone. TASK From the action cards, choose which you would use and in what order. Note the numbers. As this is an emergency situation you have only a few minutes to complete the task. Good Luck (Your time has just started)
Emergency Scenarios - Options Lupine Adventures 1 Start first aid procedures 2 Write down where people are going 3 Try to get people to a path junction 4 Start blowing your whistle 5 Write down casualty details on Card 6 Get out warm clothing for non-casualties 7 Move casualty into tent or shelter 8 Put up tents 9 Try texting supervisor 10Sort out what equipment to take 11 Phone home 12 Set up a distress marker 13 Work out where you are 14 Get your Trangia on 15 Start a log for something to do 16 Send 2 people for help / to phone 17 Get casualty in a survival bag 18 Reassure anxious team members 19 Try calling Mountain rescue 20 Try phoning your supervisor 21 If you feel unsafe, move group to safe ground 22 Continue whistling every 10 minutes or so 23 Get out warm clothing for casualty 24 Shout for help
Emergency Scenario 1 suggested answer Lupine Adventures, modified There are many correct combinations and things can be done simultaneously by different team members. Shout / Whistle for help Start first aid procedures / Warm clothing Work out where you are and fill in Emergency Card Try contacting Supervisor Try calling Mountain Rescue since real emergency Get a tent up and comfortable Prepare to go for help then go - slide says 2, we say 'fit tent group' so casualty's tent group stay with casualty Start a log for something to do
Scout Emergency Card IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT 1: Remove party from immediate danger (if any) 2: Administer first aid to casualties 3: Provide shelter for casualties tent, survival bag? 4: Fix position accurately use OS Locate 5: Decide on best route for help use route card and map 6: Complete this card you need a pencil/pen 7: Send tent group for help - with this card 8: [If necessary they] dial 999 and follow instructions given by the emergency services 9: [They] follow the In-Touch system to contact Supervisor(s)
Emergency Scenario 5 Lupine Adventures You are on expedition in a team of 5. You got a bit lost and are about 90 minutes behind the time on your route card. You know where you are, you think you can make it into camp before dark. TASK From the action cards, choose which you would use and in what order. Note the numbers. As this is an emergency situation you have only a few minutes to complete the task. Good Luck (Your time has just started)
Emergency Scenario 2 Lupine Adventures You are on expedition in a team of 5. You have no phone signal and are hopelessly lost. It is getting dark (you guess you have about 45 minutes of light left.) On the plus side you are on a public footpath as you just crossed a style with sign post and think you can see that the path reaches the top of a hill about 10 minutes away) TASK: From the action cards you have been given, choose which you would use and in what order.
