Calling out a Mountain Rescue Team
- Prevent your situation from getting worse – if the injured person cannot be moved keep them and the first aider as warm as possible.
- Administer first aid as appropriate.
- Find a phone you can call from – a public phone box or even ask at a nearby house.
- Dial 999 and ask for the Police.
- Give the Police operator as much information as you can:
- What has happened.
- The name, age, etc. of the injured person.
- The location grid reference of the incident – or at least some identifying landmarks you can see.
- What time it happened.
- What you think the injuries are.
- A contact phone number the Police or the Rescue Team can contact you on.
- Do as advised and if the situation has changed notify the Police.
- One thing to bear in mind is that mobile phones are not that reliable in remote areas. Even if you have a signal it has been known for the operator not to know the area or who to put you in touch with.