Even SAR stats, carefully collected by one agency, can be tricky. I noticed that we often had ops for immobile victims with injuries to legs, compared with very few for arms. Many people with a tweaked arm simply self evacuated and got themselves to treatment. I even did this myself a couple of times....

The main point, that often we obsess about less likely causes of accidents, like bears, and overlook the more common and mundane sources of grief.

Oddly enough, in the rescue environment of the 70s and mid 80s, responses to victims with uncomplicated hyperthermia and dehydration were quite rare, with more numerous responses to cold injuries in the mountains or during winter. Drownings (yes, in the desert) were almost as common as falls, by far the most significant hazard.

The scene is quite different today, due to border crossings.....
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