When winter temperatures drop significantly below normal, staying warm and safe can become a challenge. Extremely cold temperatures often accompany a winter storm, so you
There is a wide variety in the level of training for camp health officers, ambulance response times to summer camps, and availability of on-site emergency
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Rip currents are powerful, channeled currents of water flowing away from shore. They typically extend from the shoreline, through the surf zone, and past the
I always teach our student leaders how to deal with lightning. It’s never a very popular protocol, being crouched in the lightning position in the
The concept of risk management is one that has to encompass the whole of your program, from the first day of planning a new activity
In an industry that prides itself in the ability to proactively manage risk, it is essential for us to utilize multiple approaches to gather, analyze,
Interviewing participants and witnesses is the most critical component to the Wilderness Incident Review Process (Merrill & Wright, 2001). When successful, interviews provide the highest
Introduction Fortunately, many of our organizations will never experience a true emergency—serious accident or fatality, financial collapse, program crippling property damage, or mission threatening negative
Abstract Managing risks in the field is, perhaps, the single most important dimension of running a successful outdoor expeditionary program — a topic that is
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