Cave Rescue Service (CRS) of the Czech Speleological Society (CSS)
Pepo, Pepo
Pepo answer me!
Do you hear me?
Talk to me.
Where does it hurt?
Leg.
Only leg?
Hand
Hand, OK.
What about your back or neck?
It's fine.
I'm gonna get that ladder off you and then I'm gonna turn you over on your back
Come turn over on your back and I'll help you with your leg
I'll give you the emergency blanket.
Try to lift your head yourself
Your neck does not hurt, does it?
No
Are you cold?
A little.
I'll give you some heat bag.
Hi, did you speak with Kamila and Pepa?
They were supposed to get out of the cave two hours ago.
I have no response yet.
And you?
I have just checked the entrance of the cave.
The gate is open and nobody is here.
OK, I'm going to call emergency hotline.
Are you cold?
Yes.
Me too.
Emergency hotline, who is speaking?
My friends went to the...
Who is speaking?
What is your name?
My name is Robert.
They should return from the cave before one hour.
But they haven't called me yet.
Where are you now?
I'm near the cave.
The cave is called "Za hájovnou"
It's near a village called Javoříčko.
Their phones are unavailable
I guess they have some troubles.
So the entrance is here.
They are in this corridor, OK?
Guys the cave splits here.
Two guys will go to the left.
I am going to go to the right.
Béďa (the medic) should wait here.
Hello!
Is anyone there?
Yes, we need help!
Yes, we are here. Hold on a sec.
Guys contact
Great!
Good.
I am going to check them.
He fell down and the ladder fell on him.
As far as I know he fell down from 10 meters from the ladder.
We have to descend down to him because the ladder fell.
Hello.
What happened?
He fell down.
Even with the ladder.
Jindro.
The ladder has been secured.
So you are OK, no issues. You are not treated with anything.
No, no I am OK.
Great, tell me what happened.
He fell down the ladder.
I did not see him fall.
The ladder fell on him.
His right hand and his left leg was under the ladder.
What hurts now?
Leg.
Leg, anything else?
Hand.
Can you see/hear me well?
If you swallow, does your neck hurt?
No.
I am checking the liver and spleen. They are fine.
Hard belly would be critical, but there is all OK.
Can you move with your fingers?
Yes.
Do you feel the fingers normally?
Yes.
You're going to enlarge this section for transport.
The ASV team and the victims.
Let the transport team pass.
They will prepare the cave for transport the victimes.
In the meantime you will enlarge this part.
If needed team 4 will help us.
We also have the local cavers to help you with the transport of the material.
I going to stay here and you will make the upper part.
OK.
We will take the three larger buckets.
Are you ready?
Yes.
Three, two, one, go.
Lay him down.
I will take the medical form for the doctor out of the cave once you finish.
I will take the medical form out.
Yes, information are the most important.
I will return.
Yes, OK.
Here is the medical form.
We have two victimes, boy and girl.
The girl is little hypotermic.
The girl is warmed up and we'll escort her out.
The guy fell of f the leader approx. 5 m.
He has broken his right leg and his arm.
It has been fixed. They are in tent now.
We are waiting for the cave to be ready for transport.
We will bring you Sked and half sked stretchers.
Do you have a heated blanked?
Yes.
So only Sked, half Sked and backbone board.
Be careful, we're below you with the stretcher.
Can we go?
Yes you can.
OK.
One knot for ascending, two knots for pulling and three knot for safety rope.
You are fixed on the rope. We will pull you up through this 15m pitch.
Then the medic will check you again.
Pull.
Go.
That's it, that's it, go.
He is already on me.
Go a little
Mind the head!
The rescue operation took approx. 6 hrs.
Cast:
Cave Rescue Service (CRS) of the Czech Speleological Society (CSS)
Fire rescue service of the Czech Republic.
Volunteer firefighters Rudice
The rescue operation took place in a cave "Za Hájovnou" in Javořický karst (CZECH REPUBLIC).
May 2014
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