Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance
"Residents in the Canadian Arctic regularly travel in remote, backcountry areas. This can pose risks for injuries and death, and create challenges for emergency responders and health systems. We aimed to describe the extent and characteristics of media-reported backcountry travel emergencies in...
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ftunivalberta:oai:era.library.ualberta.ca:69255083-6bbb-4615-adbd-3372a21f7dfa 2024-06-23T07:49:40+00:00 Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance Young, Stephanie K. Tabish, Taha B. Pollock, Nathaniel J. Young, T. Kue 2016-03-03T00:00:00+00:00 https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/69255083-6bbb-4615-adbd-3372a21f7dfa https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-azp7-5v63 English eng https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/69255083-6bbb-4615-adbd-3372a21f7dfa doi:10.7939/r3-azp7-5v63 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Indigenous peoples Northern Canada Circumpolar medicine Transportation medicine Search and rescue operations Article (Published) 2016 ftunivalberta https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-azp7-5v63 2024-06-03T03:09:00Z "Residents in the Canadian Arctic regularly travel in remote, backcountry areas. This can pose risks for injuries and death, and create challenges for emergency responders and health systems. We aimed to describe the extent and characteristics of media-reported backcountry travel emergencies in two Northern Canadian territories (Nunavut and Northwest Territories). A case-series of all known incidents between 2004 and 2013 was established by identifying events in an online search of two media outlets, Nunatsiaq News and Northern News Services. We identified 121 incidents; these most commonly involved young men, and death occurred in just over 25% of cases. The territories differed in the seasonal patterns. News media provides a partial source of data to estimate the extent and characteristics of backcountry emergencies. This information is needed to improve emergency preparedness and health system responsiveness in the Arctic." (as cited in abstract) Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Northwest Territories Nunavut University of Alberta: Era - Education and Research Archive Arctic Nunavut Northwest Territories Canada |
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"Residents in the Canadian Arctic regularly travel in remote, backcountry areas. This can pose risks for injuries and death, and create challenges for emergency responders and health systems. We aimed to describe the extent and characteristics of media-reported backcountry travel emergencies in two Northern Canadian territories (Nunavut and Northwest Territories). A case-series of all known incidents between 2004 and 2013 was established by identifying events in an online search of two media outlets, Nunatsiaq News and Northern News Services. We identified 121 incidents; these most commonly involved young men, and death occurred in just over 25% of cases. The territories differed in the seasonal patterns. News media provides a partial source of data to estimate the extent and characteristics of backcountry emergencies. This information is needed to improve emergency preparedness and health system responsiveness in the Arctic." (as cited in abstract) |
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Young, Stephanie K. Tabish, Taha B. Pollock, Nathaniel J. Young, T. Kue |
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Young, Stephanie K. Tabish, Taha B. Pollock, Nathaniel J. Young, T. Kue |
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Young, Stephanie K. |
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Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance |
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Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance |
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Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance |
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Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance |
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Backcountry Travel Emergencies in Arctic Canada: A Pilot Study in Public Health Surveillance |
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backcountry travel emergencies in arctic canada: a pilot study in public health surveillance |
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2016 |
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Arctic Nunavut Northwest Territories Canada |
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Arctic Nunavut Northwest Territories Canada |
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Arctic Northwest Territories Nunavut |
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Arctic Northwest Territories Nunavut |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
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