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CYCL ING IN T HE WIL DE RNE SS
Sue Spa no MD, F ACE P, F AWM Dire c to r, Wilde rne ss Me dic ine F e llo wship Unive rsity o f Ca lifo rnia Sa n F ra nc isc o F re sno
SLIDE 2 CALIFORNIA TO SOUTH AMERICA
ACP
Clinical Professor of Medicine UCSF Fresno
- One of the few cycled the Darien Gap
- Between Panama and Colombia
- 30 ye a rs a g o
- Va c c ine s, Ma la ria , De ng ue
- No c e ll pho ne s, GPS, o r… g ra ve l
b ike s
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I NG T ODAY
- Great Divide Route
- 2,768 mi: Continental
Divide
- Banff, Alberta to Antelope
Wells, New Mexico
- Idaho Hot Springs Trail
- 500-mi loop
- 50 natural spas
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K E S I N WI L DE RNE SS?
bikes from the definition
- f motor vehicle
- Ac c e ss fo r
no ntra ditio na l use rs
g ro wing se g me nt o f U.S. b ike ma rke t
SLIDE 5 OBJE CT I VE S
no w b e fo re yo u g o (e pide mio lo g y/ injurie s)
ie ld c a re , impro visa tio n, & surviva l stra te g ie s
- Wha t to b ring ?
- Mo de rn e nviro nme nta l ste wa rdship
SLIDE 6 BACK GROUND
- Ho t-b utto n issue : mo unta in b iking b a n (1984)
- E
ro sio n vs. so c ia l issue s
- Wilde rne ss (fe de ra l la nds)
- Mo st pro te c tive la nd de sig na tio n
- De sig na te d b y Co ng re ss o nly
SLIDE 7 POL L : WORST
INJURY SE VE RIT Y?
- Mo unta in b ike s
- E
- b ike s
- E
le c tric sc o o te rs
SLIDE 8 2000 T O 2017 US CONSUME R PRODUCT SAF E T Y COMMI SSI ON’ S NAT I ONAL E L E CT RONI C I NJURY SURVE I L L ANCE SYST E M (NE I SS),
D injur ie s
9.4 millio n pe da l b ic yc le (385.4 pe r 10,000)
(5.3 pe r 10,000)
(0.13 pe r 10,000)
25.2 yo tr aditional bike s; 72.4% male 29.4 yo sc oote r s, 60% male 10-14: lar ge st gr
31.9 yo; 83.3% male 18-44 and 45-64: lar ge st age gr
SLIDE 9 U.S. I NJURI E S: E BI K E S
- ↑ 3x: c o llisio ns with pe de stria ns
- Hig he r ra te s o f ho spita liza tio n
- ↑ > 2x: inte rna l injurie s ( 17% ) vs pe dal b ike s (7.5%)
- 0.25 injurie s pe r 100,000 (2017)
- vs 125 pe r 100,000 (pe dal b ike s)
- E
uro pe an studie s: injurie s similar
- Olde r ride rs, ↑ he lme t use
SLIDE 10 F irst Aid Ca rdia c T ra uma No n-Ca rdia c Me dic a l
WI L DE RNE SS 911: WHO’ S CAL L I NG?
Ca lifo rnia NPS units, 2005
SLIDE 11 F I E L D ME DI CAL K I T : MUST T RE AT
ra uma / F irst a id
- He mo rrha g ic sho c k
- E
nviro nme nta l c o nditio ns
- Airwa y e me rg e nc ie s
- Ba sic surviva l*
T ra uma Me dic a l
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SHOUL DE R DI SL OCAT I ONS
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CUNNI NGHAM VI DE O
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PAT E L L A DI SL OCAT I ON
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WE T (ACT I VE L Y BL E E DI NG) WOUNDS
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“I K I ND OF MACGYVE RE D I T ”
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BL E E DI NG CONT ROL ?
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SLIDE 25 Airwa y o b struc tio n
ST
- =>Pro lo ng e d re sc ue b re a thing
AI RWAY E ME RGE NCI E S
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RE COVE RY POSI T I ON
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PRE F ABRI CAT E D BARRI E R MASK S
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WWMD?
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GL OVE S AS A F L UT T E R VAL VE
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E ME RGE NCY CRI COT HYROT OMY
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I MPROVI SE D E T T S?
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QUI NT E SSE NT I AL “I MPROVI SAT I ON” T OOL
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10 “USE S” F OR A T AMPON
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- 1. Pla n the run, run the pla n
- L
e a ve yo ur itine ra ry in yo ur c a r
- 2. Ne ve r tra ve l a lo ne
- a ltitude , hypo the rmia =>AMS
- 3. L
- o k b a c k fre q ue ntly
- 4. Ca rry a surviva l kit
- 5. Pra c tic e surviva l skills
BASI C SURVI VAL RUL E S
SLIDE 37 SURVI VAL
OP:
hink
- Ob se rve
- Pla n
- 10% e q uipme nt
- 10% surviva l skills
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8” WIDE
10ft T AL L
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SI GNAL I NG
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SI GNAL I NG
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SI GNAL I NG
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ire sta rte r
nife
- Sig na ling
- Ma p a nd c o mpa ss
- Wa te r purific a tio n ta b le ts
- F
- o d (e xtra )
- E
xtra c lo thing a nd sung la sse s
irst a id kit: g lo ve s, ta pe , ta mpo ns*
la shlig ht/ e xtra b a tte rie s
de ntity ta g
SURVI VAL K I T
SLIDE 46 SI MPL E F I RST AI D K I T
a pe
- Ga uze
- Glo ve s
- Sa fe ty pins
- Multiuse to o l
- Me dic a tio ns
- NSAI
D T yle no l
mo dium Zo fra n
Rx
SLIDE 47 MODE RN E NVI RONME NT AL ST E WARDSHI P
- Ba c kc o untry b ide t
- Ca mp fire s
- L
e ss c he mic a ls
- Sunsc re e n
- Bug spra y
- Ha nd sa nitize r
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T OI L E T I NG: NOT SO GROSS
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SLIDE 50 SUMMARY
E
- b ike s: ↑ inte rna l injurie s, g ro wing ma rke t
Pre pa re fo r ma jo r injurie s, no t sc ra pe s Ca n’ t impro vise : g lo ve s, ta mpo ns, o r ta pe Co nside r b e a r spra y L
e a ve the wilde rne ss b e tte r
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Thank you