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[Nontraumatic medical emergencies in mountain rescues].
- Source :
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Emergencias : revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Emergencias [Emergencias] 2017 Oct; Vol. 29 (5), pp. 339-342. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Objectives: To describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of patients with nontraumatic medical problems rescued by a Spanish mountain emergency response service (061 Aragon).<br />Material and Methods: Retrospective observational analysis of records of mountain rescues completed between July 2010 and December 2016.<br />Results: A total of 164 patients with nontraumatic medical emergencies were rescued; 82.3% were males. Most patients were between the ages of 50 and 59 years. Environmentally related problems, most often hypothermia, accounted for 36.6% of the emergencies. Cardiac problems led to 20.7% and digestive problems to 12.8%. Eighty-two percent of the patients were hiking or engaged in general mountain activities (other than rock climbing, canyoning, hunting, or skiing).<br />Conclusion: Recent years have seen a rise in the number of patients requiring rescue from mountains for nontraumatic medical emergencies, particularly heart problems. The typical patient to expect would be a man between the ages of 50 and 59 years who is hiking in the summer.
- Subjects :
- Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Altitude Sickness diagnosis
Altitude Sickness epidemiology
Altitude Sickness etiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Digestive System Diseases diagnosis
Digestive System Diseases epidemiology
Digestive System Diseases etiology
Female
Heart Diseases diagnosis
Heart Diseases epidemiology
Heart Diseases etiology
Humans
Hypothermia diagnosis
Hypothermia epidemiology
Hypothermia etiology
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Nervous System Diseases epidemiology
Nervous System Diseases etiology
Retrospective Studies
Spain epidemiology
Young Adult
Emergencies epidemiology
Emergency Medical Services
Mountaineering
Rescue Work
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 2386-5857
- Volume :
- 29
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Emergencias : revista de la Sociedad Espanola de Medicina de Emergencias
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 29077294