Search and Rescue in Alaska's National Parks

Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 355-361

  Heggie, Travis W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH DAKOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fatality; Illness; Injury; Outdoor recreation; Travel medicine; Wilderness travel

Indexed keywords

SALBUTAMOL;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR MEDICAL TRANSPORT; ANKLE SPRAIN; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY CARE; FALLING; FATALITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH EDUCATION; HELICOPTER; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LUNG CONTUSION; LUNG INFECTION; MALE; MOUNTAINEERING; NATIONAL PARK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESCUE PERSONNEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RIB FRACTURE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; WARMING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALASKA; CHILD; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECREATION; RESCUE WORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54849410238     PISSN: 14778939     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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