We spent this morning lying in the sunshine on a bracken covered fellside in the name of medical training. A company called Expedition Medicine was running a wilderness first aid course in Borrowdale and they needed some "bodies" for the final scenario. Six of us were treated by ten doctors and nurses each. We each had a fractured femur, a tension pneumothorax and a suspected c-spine fracture. After being poked and prodded, splinted and collared I was carried on a rope stretcher to the top of Falcon Crag. I do not think my acting will win any prizes but I hope I remain ignorant of how all of those injuries would feel. The highlight of the day was watching the air ambulance fly in and land a few meters from where we were.
Jill
