Trends in Skin and Soft Tissue-Related Injuries in NOLS Wilderness Expeditions from 1984 to 2012 Kimberly A. Stanford, MD, Lara Phillips, MD, Yuchiao.

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Trends in Skin and Soft Tissue-Related Injuries in NOLS Wilderness Expeditions from 1984 to 2012 Kimberly A. Stanford, MD, Lara Phillips, MD, Yuchiao Chang, PhD, Drew Leemon, Tod Schimelpfenig, N. Stuart Harris, MD, MFA Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 28, Issue 4, Pages 307-312 (December 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2017.06.005 Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Total incidents and evacuations per 1000 person-days over time. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2017 28, 307-312DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2017.06.005) Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Hiking, camping, and cooking injuries and skin infections over time. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2017 28, 307-312DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2017.06.005) Copyright © 2017 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions