A Salford man is raising funds for Salford Royal’s ICU and Trauma unit after a close friend of his was involved in a horrific workplace accident.
The event at at the George VI pub in Atherton on Saturday will raise funds for Salford Royal Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Trauma Unit, who cared for Nick Youle, 34, after he was trapped by a forklift against a brick wall.
Nick suffered numerous bleeds on the brain, a fractured skull, broken eye sockets, a smashed pelvis, plastic surgery required on his leg, and paralysis to his speech.
However, Salford Royal’s new ground-breaking R.A.P.T.O.R. (Resuscitation, Angiography, Percutaneous Techniques, and Operative Repair) saved Nick’s life and close friend Martin Edmondson is keen to raise money for the unit.
Mr Edmondson said: “If it were not for Salford Royal and the R.A.P.T.O.R. unit, he would not be alive.
“The money will help train staff and fund future equipment and resources.
“Nick’s a well-known figure, so it is just about the community getting together,” Mr. Edmondson added.
Nick was treated by specialist doctors at Salford Royal, and due to the new R.A.P.T.O.R. unit, they were able to work with an intensive care unit over in Australia.
Tickets for the event on Saturday are priced at £2, with all the proceeds going towards Salford Royal Hospital.
At the event, there will be a raffle, tombola, and signers, and due to the close proximity to Bonfire Night, there will be a fireworks display.
The community has also set up a Just Giving page, hoping to reach the target of £5,000
The event will take place at the George V1 pub in Atherton, as the pub owners are close friends of Nick’s.
Salford Royal’s R.A.P.T.O.R. unit was a £67 million investment and opened on September 15.
The theatre is the first bespoke RAPTOR theatre in the UK and will care for patients across Greater Manchester, treating 1550 lives each year.
It is hoped that fundraising events like the one on Saturday will help continue the improvement of the hospital. here
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