Epidemiology of Cardiac Events During Prehospital Care in Mountain Rescues Conducted in Aragón

ConclusionsAragón mountain rescues show an increase in patient age in recent years. The most common medical case among rescued individuals with heart conditions was a hiker over the age of 50 y with cardiovascular risk factors, inferior infarction, and occurrence at an altitude above 2000 m. Based on our observations, appropriate training should be undertaken, especially by older hikers, who may also benefit from cardiac screening, and rescue vehicles/personnel and mountain huts should be equipped with semiautomatic external defibrillators.
Source: Wilderness and Environmental Medicine - Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research