• Eva Sierra Quintana, Carmen María Martínez Caballero, Batista Pardo Sara Abigail SA Médico 061 Aragón, España., Salas Abella Barraca, and María de la Vieja Soriano.
• Médico 061 Aragón, España.
• Emergencias. 2017 Oct 1; 29 (5): 339-342.

ObjectivesTo describe the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of patients with nontraumatic medical problems rescued by a Spanish mountain emergency response service (061 Aragon).Material And MethodsRetrospective observational analysis of records of mountain rescues completed between July 2010 and December 2016.ResultsA 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).ConclusionRecent 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.

45 keywords...

hide…