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

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1 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 (December 2008) DOI: /07-WEME-OR-141.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

2 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  , DOI: ( /07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

3 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  , DOI: ( /07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

4 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  , DOI: ( /07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

5 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  , DOI: ( /07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

6 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  , DOI: ( /07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

7 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  , DOI: ( /07-WEME-OR-141.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions


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