Wilderness Fatalities?

[mbarnatl]

Does anyone know of a site that shows wilderness fatalities for the US and/or other countries? Just curious on what the fatalities are the highest for hikers, campers, climbers and other wilderness recreation sports.

[trax]

I have no idea, but I think it's darn well worth investigating. Kind of reminds me why I always thought working in bomb demolition would be a cool job, you only ever have one bad day at work.

[canid]

not an answer, but possibly a help.

[AdventureDoc]

A great article can be found in the WMS (wilderness medical society) Journal called Search and Rescue in Yosemite National Park: A 10 year review by Eric Hung and David Townes.

They basically took a ten year review of the Yosemite Search and Rescue responses. Hats off to the YOSAR team not only for the service they provide, but the record keeping! The author’s data included some very interesting information with many possible applications.

January 1990 to December 1999 Yosemite Search and Rescue performed 1,912 missions and helped over 2,300 people.

Activities that caused problems include:
Hiking or snowshoeing 52%
Rock climbing 19%
Driving 6%
Skiing 5%

Reasons for calls include:
Fractures 20%
Sprains 14%
Dehydration/hunger 8%
Lacerations 7%
Nausea/vomiting 2%

Average duration of a mission/call-out: 5 hours
Average cost of a Mission/call-out: $4,400
Average response time: 3 hours

The Authors, Eric Hung MD and David Townes MD, MPH went on to discuss the interventions that can be used to lessen injury, illness and the subsequent need for SAR team deployment. Some examples included instructional videos shown to park users and staffing of trail heads to educate visitors.

Overall, the article is very good and adds volumes to a small body of knowledge, detailing national park injuries. You can see the article here:
Search and Rescue in Yosemite National Park: A 10 year review

[Rick]

Great thread!!!! Thanks for the question and the links. Good stuff to know.

[trax]

That is cool information, it would be good to be able to relate the severity of the incident with the activity. Notice most callouts were for hikers and snowshoers, well there's probably more people doing those activities, but rock climbers probably get hurt worse, know what I mean Vern?

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