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Mountain Rescue VisitOn the 11th of October fourteen cadets visited the Woodhead Mountain Rescue Team. The cadets got an insight into what they do, including a look at Mobile one which is their mobile command centre/ambulance. We also looked at all the equipment they use on a day to day basis; all the cadets were carried around the car park on the stretcher. There was also a demonstration by the dog section and the very well behaved Border collie; Dodge. We were also taught some basic first aid.
Mobile one is a big van with the ability to be converted into an ambulance. The back half contains all the medical equipment like first aid kits, oxygen and a stretcher. Whereas the front is a command centre where the team leader would sit and control the operation. A middle section can be removed so a stretcher can slide all the The cadets were taught some basic first aid, like how to make a sling, how to bandage bad cuts up and stop bleeding. We were also shown the recovery position and what to do if we discovered an injured person whilst walking. As part of basic training with the ATC you do a basic first aid course called heartstart, so most have being given a heads up and will fly through the course. We were also shown how the mountain rescue use knots as they sometimes need to abseil to get to a causality. This will also give the cadets a heads up if they ever go climbing so they can make sure they are extra safe.
On behalf of all the cadets who went on the visit I would like to thank the Woodhead MRT for the extremely enjoyable day. All of us thoroughly enjoyed it and would very much like to see you again. Mountain rescue is an entirely voluntary organisation if you would like to make a donation visit this website: http://www.justgiving.com/wmrt/donate CADET FINNEY & CADET HARRIS
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Dodge the search dog and his owner Wayne are both volunteers, they are part of the search and rescue dog association. For the demonstration cadets were asked to search a small field for five objects. Once the cadets had finished dodge was told to search the same field, he did it much quicker. Afterwards I was told to go and hide behind a distant tree, dodge was told to look for me, after three minutes or so he found me. This showed us all that it is much more effective to search a large area of land with a dog.
way in and transported to hospital. 
At the end of the day the cadets and the mountain rescue team went for a walk on Black hill. Just as we set off walking the mountain rescue team got a call from the radio, It said near our location one person had fallen over and was injured. The staff and cadets were asked to help find, treat and carry the injured person from black hill. Once we found the people we discovered it was a hoax and the injured person was one of the mountain rescue teams wife laid on the floor. But we still had to carry her back to the ambulance on the heavy stretcher. On the way back everyone had a laugh because WO Cartwright fell over into a puddle of mud, he had mud all the way up his light green trousers. 
