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A Review of Emergency Medical Services Events in US National Parks From 2007 to 2011 Matthieu P. DeClerck, MD, Laurie M. Atterton, MD, Thomas Seibert, MS, Tracy A. Cushing, MD, MPH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 24, Issue 3, Pages 195-202 (September 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.009 Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 National Park Service regional map, number of visits, and number of emergency medical services (EMS) events for 2007 to 2011 (numbers in parentheses are percent of total EMS events). The National Park Service is divided into 7 regions: Alaska (AKR), Intermountain (IMR), Midwest (MWR), National Capital (NCR), Northeast (NER), Pacific West (PWR), and Southeast (SER). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 195-202DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.009) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 National Park Service number of recreational visits by region, 2007 to 2011. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 195-202DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.009) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 National Park Service number and type of emergency medical services events by region, 2007 to 2011. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 195-202DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.009) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 National Park Service number and type of fatalities nationwide, 2007 to 2011. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2013 24, 195-202DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2013.01.009) Copyright © 2013 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions