Thread: Big thanks to the Nelson Marlborough Rescue Helicopter Service and Team

SW said

InReach aren't as accurate vas an EPIRB. I did say that to him. EPIRB takes us to within mtrs of the pt, InReach we have to chase around a bit looking. We have had a few issues with them.
But InReach has messaging. Something that would be good on all rescue devices.

I wouldn’t read too much into it.
It’s mostly irrelevant given you weren’t getting out of there by any other means. It would have been an awful long and painful carry for you by a ground crew.
Your situation met the criteria to dispatch the helicopter and that’s all that matters.

Update.... 3 weeks later with little improvement, same swelling and pain... I finally got that x-ray and ultrasound that A&E should have done back when they guessed at a soft tissue injury ... broken Fibula below the knee, damaged calf muscles, broken ligament in the ankle and now a blood clot just to complicate things....

Originally Posted by LBD

Update.... 3 weeks later with little improvement, same swelling and pain... I finally got that x-ray and ultrasound that A&E should have done back when they guessed at a soft tissue injury ... broken Fibula below the knee, damaged calf muscles, broken ligament in the ankle and now a blood clot just to complicate things....

Not ideal, hope they can get on to it now and work on fixing you up.
Thinkin of ya mate

Originally Posted by dannyb

Not ideal, hope they can get on to it now and work on fixing you up.
Thinkin of ya mate

Thanks... and I ain't flying back to work till the clot is gone....

Originally Posted by LBD

Update.... 3 weeks later with little improvement, same swelling and pain... I finally got that x-ray and ultrasound that A&E should have done back when they guessed at a soft tissue injury ... broken Fibula below the knee, damaged calf muscles, broken ligament in the ankle and now a blood clot just to complicate things....

Damn I’m sorry to hear that.
Hope there is now a clear recovery plan for you to get back to 100% as soon as possible.
You’ve yourself got some pain threshold there, or did you have a ready supply of concrete pills along with that Tramadol?

Originally Posted by Moutere

Damn I’m sorry to hear that.
Hope there is now a clear recovery plan for you to get back to 100% as soon as possible.
You’ve yourself got some pain threshold there, or did you have a ready supply of concrete pills along with that Tramadol?

Thanks... yes I was a bit chatty and my mouth dry, that was the Tram.... but no, no cement tablets, normally I am a big sook.

Cripes LBD, here's to a speedy recovery.

Just saw this thread now.
Glad you got out ok and finally have a diagnosis.

Unfortunately A&Es motto seems to be if your not dieing your not our problem.