Wilderness & environmental medicine
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Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2002
Letter Case ReportsBlack widow spider envenomation in a 36-year-old man.
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Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2002
An analysis of marine animal injuries presenting to emergency departments in Victoria, Australia.
To describe the epidemiology of marine animal injury in Victoria, Australia, in order to identify risk factors and recommend prevention strategies. ⋯ Marine animal injury is seasonal but rarely serious. Vigilance is required when handling fish, and protective gloves, footwear, and clothing are recommended where appropriate. Clinicians should consider retained foreign bodies in penetrating injuries. Warnings are recommended when jellyfish are most prevalent.
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Wilderness Environ Med · Jan 2001
Mountaineering accidents in the European Alps: have the numbers increased in recent years?
Media reports convey the impression that the incidence of fatal accidents in the European Alps has increased. Because more specific data are lacking, we analyzed available data from the mountain rescue services in Germany, Austria, southern Tirol, Zermatt/Switzerland, and Chamonix/France from 1987 until 1997. ⋯ Even taking into account the varying definitions of "mountain accident" used in these countries, available data from the analyzed areas of the European Alps do not demonstrate a drastic increase in the number of fatalities. In the future, data concerning mountain accidents in the European Alps should be monitored according to standard definitions and stored by the International Commission for Alpine Rescue.