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Date of Incident
16/07/2018
Country
England
Area
Route
Incident
Collecting firewood at 11pm at night. Light was still okay with it being summer but headlamp was still being used. It was warm, pleasant and I had been in the situation, alone many times in the past. I fell head first down a 15ft ravine into broken dead wood. My head hit a trunk with caused concussion and vomiting. A stick went into the upper part of my arm which got infected and turned green. I also suffered injuries to my pelvis but am not sure what it is as I cannot be bothered going to hospital
Lessons
In a hazardous situation such as this it would have helped hugely if someone else was present. If the worst happened and I had sustained a fatal injury then I doubt I would have been found for quite some time as I was far away from any path. I also became unconscious and woke up in a river. My feet were wet but if my head went in first it could have been much worse. The main thing I have learnt is to not put myself into a hazardous situation when alone.
Activity
Summer Walking
When
Injury
Cuts, abrasions or other minor injury, Concussion / head trauma, Spinal injury
Causes
Fall or slip
Anonymous?
No
Reported By
Participant
Wearing Helmets?
Rescue Services Involved?
Author
Josh Harris
13 May 2019 at 09:25:14
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