Medical Pathologies and Hut Guardians’ Ability to Provide First Aid in Mountain Huts: A Prospective Observational Study Marc Blancher, MD, Jérôme Colonna.

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Medical Pathologies and Hut Guardians’ Ability to Provide First Aid in Mountain Huts: A Prospective Observational Study Marc Blancher, MD, Jérôme Colonna d’Istria, MD, Amandine Coste, MD, Philippine Saint Guilhem, MD, Antoine Pierre, MD, Flora Clausier, MD, Guillaume Debaty, MD, PhD, Jean Luc Bosson, MD, PhD, Raphaël Briot, MD, PhD, Pierre Bouzat, MD, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 27, Issue 4, Pages 468-475 (December 2016) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2016.08.002 Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Scatter plot of the overnight occupants per hut per year for each refuge according to its altitude. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.08.002) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Flow chart of the observational study regarding medical events. The observation lasted 1 season in 126 French mountain huts. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.08.002) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Medical injuries per hut, arranged by elevation (in meters). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.08.002) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Medications used by hut guardians for the management of medical events within the study period. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.08.002) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Devices used by hut guardians for the management of medical events occurring within the study period. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2016 27, 468-475DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2016.08.002) Copyright © 2016 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions