Epidemiology of Mountain Search and Rescue Operations in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks, 2003–06 Finlay J. Wild, MBChB Wilderness & Environmental.

Slides:

Advertisements

Similar presentations

Travis W. Heggie, MS, Tracey M. Heggie, MS

Advertisements

Joanna Coldron, MBChB, MRCP Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Search and Rescue in Yosemite National Park: A 10-Year Review

Stacy M. Boore, MD, Dov Bock, MS Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Students Experience Self-Esteem Improvement During Mountaineering

Marta Ciesa, PhD, Stefano Grigolato, Raffaele Cavalli

Hypothermia and Other Cold-Related Morbidity Emergency Department Visits: United States, 1995–2004 Eduardo Azziz Baumgartner, MD, Martin Belson, MD,

The Epidemiology of Mountain Bike Park Injuries at the Whistler Bike Park, British Columbia (BC), Canada Zachary Ashwell, MSME, Mary Pat McKay, MD, MPH,

Clinical Images Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Students Experience Self-Esteem Improvement During Mountaineering

Incidence of Acute Mountain Sickness in Adolescents

An Assessment of Coliform Bacteria in Water Sources Near Appalachian Trail Shelters Within the Great Smoky Mountains National Park Brian C. Reed, MD,

Nancy V. Rodway, MD, MS, MPH, George W. Rodway, PhD, CRNP

Rabies exposures in Thai children

Injury and Illness Encountered in Shenandoah National Park

The Epidemiology of Mountain Bike Park Injuries at the Whistler Bike Park, British Columbia (BC), Canada Zachary Ashwell, MSME, Mary Pat McKay, MD, MPH,

Epidemiological Trends in Search and Rescue Incidents Documented by the Alpine Club of Canada From 1970 to 2005 Gwynn M. Curran-Sills, MSc, MD, Amalia.

Jeremy S. Windsor, James S. Milledge, George W. Rodway

Ricky L. Langley Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

The UPLOADS Project: Development of an Australian National Incident Dataset for Led Outdoor Activities Natassia Goode, PhD, Paul M. Salmon, PhD, Michael.

Clinical Images Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Medical Incidents and Evacuations on Wilderness Expeditions

Stonefish Poisoning Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

English Air—The Story of the 1922 Mt Everest Oxygen Apparatus

Wild Flowers and Mad Honey

Risk Factors for Coliform Bacteria in Backcountry Lakes and Streams in the Sierra Nevada Mountains: A 5-Year Study Robert W. Derlet, MD, K. Ali Ger,

Travis W. Heggie, MS, Tracey M. Heggie, MS

Colin Powell, BSc (tech) FHEA Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Search and Rescue in Yosemite National Park: A 10-Year Review

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

Joanna Coldron, MBChB, MRCP Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Death by Volcanic Laze Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Bruno Ernst Durrer, MD: January 14, 1953 to December 5, 2016

The Snow Snorkel: A Proof of Concept Study

Avalanche trauma and closed head injury: adding insult to injury

Search and Rescue Activity on Denali, 1990 to 2008

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

Injury and Illness Aboard an Antarctic Cruise Ship

Trends in Fatal Snakebites in Venezuela, 1995–2002

Gordon G. Giesbrecht, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Fatal Craniocerebral Injury from Wild Boar Attack

Peyto Lake and Icefields Parkway, Banff National Park, Canada

Gender Differences Among Long-Distance Backpackers: A Prospective Study of Women Appalachian Trail Backpackers David R. Boulware, MD Wilderness & Environmental.

An Analysis of Sea Kayaking Incidents in New Zealand 1992–2005

Daniel A. Lack, PhD, Alison L. Sheets, MD, Jacob M. Entin, BA, David C

Forrest C. Wells, BS, Craig R. Warden, MD, MPH, MS

Tribute to Jonna Barry Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Gordon H. Worley, MSN, RN, FNP, EMT-P

Painful Sting After Exposure to Dendrocnide sp: Two Case Reports

O. Larsell Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Apostle Islands National Lakeshore: A Review of Search and Rescue and Emergency Medical Services Operations, 2006–2015 Elan R. Small, BA, Sarah R. Burbank,

Marta Ciesa, PhD, Stefano Grigolato, Raffaele Cavalli

Hypothermia and Other Cold-Related Morbidity Emergency Department Visits: United States, 1995–2004 Eduardo Azziz Baumgartner, MD, Martin Belson, MD,

Sailing Injury and Illness: Results of an Online Survey

Editor's Note Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Wilderness Rescue and Border Enforcement Along the Arizona Mexico Border—The Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue Unit Samuel M. Keim, MD, MS, Frank.

Animal-Caused Fatalities in New Mexico, 1993–2004

Gregory D. Richardson, MD, Susanne J. Spano, MD

Tick Attachment Sites Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Douglas McGraw, Stephen J. Gluckman, MD

Randall T. Loder, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Gerald Dubowitz, MB, ChB, Andrew J. Peacock, MD

Palsy in the Desert Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

The Epidemiology of Caving Injuries in the United States

Symptoms of Pulmonary Blastomycosis: Northern Wisconsin, United States

Recreational Injuries in Washington State National Parks

Gordon G. Giesbrecht, PhD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine

Adam M. Anderson, MD, John M. Leisey, MD

Year 2000 Whitewater Injury Survey

Todd McGrath, MD, Crystal Murphy, MD

Presentation transcript:

Epidemiology of Mountain Search and Rescue Operations in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks, 2003–06 Finlay J. Wild, MBChB Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 245-251 (December 2008) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-OR-141.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Age distribution and gender of people rescued by Parks Canada Rescue in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 245-251DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Monthly distribution of rescue operations undertaken by Parks Canada Rescue in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 245-251DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Mode of evacuation of persons rescued by Parks Canada Rescue in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 245-251DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Injury severity in survivors rescued by Parks Canada Rescue in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 245-251DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Body part involved in nonfatal trauma dealt with by Parks Canada Rescue in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 245-251DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 Likely cause of fatalities in incidents dealt with by Parks Canada Rescue in Banff, Yoho, and Kootenay National Parks between January 1, 2003, and December 31, 2006. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 245-251DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions