Jamie falls from 35' to 40' onto the forest floor whilst acting as an
unconscious casualty on the high zip wire ........and gets away lightly -
unconscious for no more than 10 to 20 seconds, ambulance arrives within 16
minutes of the fall.
The first set of photos are at the foot of the page.
| This photo taken 13/4/03
at Jamie's flat in Staveley , Nr Kendal
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Not he happiest fella in the lake district today although he
managed to take one step out the front door when we left. However
gravity was helping and getting back into the flat wasn't easy. |
| These photos were
taken 11/4/03 at Staveley
Situation at 5.00 pm Friday 11th April - Jamie back at his
Staveley flat after being discharged from Barrow Hospital on the Tuesday
following the accident. He has five fracture in his pelvis, two
fractured wrists and the left wrist (Jamie is left handed) was badly
fractured and dislocated requiring open surgery. He will go to
Kendal Hospital on Thursday 24th, two days before the wedding to have his
stitches checked. It is expected that he will remain off work for
some time and require physio on his legs, wrists and fingers. Dental
treatment will be sorted soon. He can move on a crutch or wheelchair
at present. It will take some time to get over it emotionally.
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Jamie looking happy but still in pain and discomfort, sat on a
special cushion
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£400 knee brace manufactured by Snow & Rock or Body
Factor (Chertsey) - not for Jamie but for me! |
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Jamies brand new harness (standard company harness) which
was cut away by the paramedics. Cut leg loops and waist belt |
| This is the 600 mm sling that held Jamie securely to
the zip wire hook |
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The carabiner is not a screw gate nor a twist lock carabiner.
It actually does not always spring closed (i.e. fail-safe)- see above -
RHS correct, LHS still slightly open and might not take a heavy shock
load, possibly bursting open.
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all taken Saturday 5th April at 5.30 pm , the opening day of the new
course (25 people passed through) |
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The platform in the tree is the start of the tarzan swing / zip wire run.
The French instructor/ assessor was stood on this platform watching when
the rescue procedure was being carried out.
This was the first time this procedure had been undertaken on this bit
of equipment. The rescuer had already been assessed and certified
and had carried out this same procedure many times before
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| The person in the middle of the picture is standing where
Jamie landed. Jamie fell from about the level of the timber platform
seen at the top right of the photo (about 10m). This was a multiple
casualty exercise where another client was simulated to be in trouble on
the wooden platform at the same time e.g. a friend of the casualty who
observed the incident and freaked out. |
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If you look carefully you can see the netting that marks the
end of the run. |
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| This is a typical shot of a client using the tarzan swing zip wire and
hitting the net. They then have to get themselves off the zip wire
and onto the net. They then climb off to the platform to continue
the course. |
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The cut tape and cut harness which Jamie has been given
souvenirs to remind him how lucky he was. |
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| Sprained and fractured right wrist and dislocated/severely
fractured left wrist.
He has a cracked pelvis (5 fractures) and a black eye. This photo
was taken on Saturday evening 48 hours after the fall.
He has put on a brave smile for the camera but is actualy in a lot of
pain and discomfort
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