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Mountain mortality: a review of deaths that occur during recreational activities in the mountains.

Postgrad Med J. 2009 Jun;85(1004):316-21

Authors: Windsor JS, Firth PG, Grocott MP, Rodway GW, Montgomery HE

The growing popularity of activities such as hiking, climbing, skiing and snowboarding has ensured that the number of visitors to mountain environments continues to increase. Since such areas place enormous physical demands on individuals, it is inevitable that deaths will occur. Differences in the activities, conditions and methods of calculation make meaningful mortality rates difficult to obtain. However, it is clear that the mortality rate for some mountain activities is comparable to hang gliding, parachuting, boxing and other pastimes that are traditionally viewed as dangerous. Deaths in the mountains are most commonly due to trauma, high altitude illness, cold injury, avalanche burial and sudden cardiac death. This review describes the mortality rates of those who undertake recreational activities in the mountains and examines the aetiology that lies behind them.

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– Mountain mortality: a review of deaths that occur during recreational activities in the mountains.

iGoogle is finally updating themes – There must have been quite a backlog after the Christmas vacation. 

The ski season may be over but you can start dreaming now about next season!  SILVER MOUNTAIN

But if you would rather dream about taking time off to relax on the beach check out our palm tree theme ( or if you are an Oregon State Beaver and want to imagine your team turning the beach orange and black this is the theme for you ) PALM TREES

New themes too for those of you who have written to us and asked for more horses and airplanes.  Who knew? But you asked for it so we have developed new themes for you.  Thanks for your comments and input.

Keep those cards and letters coming!

We have recently released a new mountain theme, the Mount Rainier theme.

This theme consists of 12 different pictures and images of this beautiful, magnificent mountain located in central Washington state just southeast of Seattle.

You’re gonna love this theme !

Just released for your enjoyment is the new Bitterroot Mountains theme.

The Bitterroot Mountains are in the northern Rocky Mountains, primarily in the north Idaho panhandle and western Montana.