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Ten Years of Search and Rescue in Yosemite National Park: Examining the Past for Future Prevention Stacy M. Boore, MD, Dov Bock, MS Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 2-7 (March 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2012.09.001 Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Association of gender and activity. Percentage of all female incidents in each activity category, and percentage of all male incidents in each activity category. Association between variables is significant (P < .007). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 2-7DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.09.001) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Importance of factors in incident prevention. Percentage of survey respondents who agreed that these factors would have prevented or minimized the incident. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 2-7DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.09.001) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Experience level and gear choices. A comparison of supplies held by beginners to supplies held by experts as reported on surveys. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 2-7DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2012.09.001) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions