Jenny T. Visser, MbChB, MTravMed, Adam F.R. Campbell

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New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Operations: An Analysis of Medical and Traumatic Conditions Jenny T. Visser, MbChB, MTravMed, Adam F.R. Campbell Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 401-408 (December 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2014.05.003 Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Activity of persons who are subjects of search and rescue operations. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 401-408DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.05.003) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Age distribution of different types of wanderers. Black area, autism; white area, mental disability; gray area, dementia. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2014 25, 401-408DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2014.05.003) Copyright © 2014 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions