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| Scott E McIntoshSummaryAffiliation: University of Utah Country: USA Publications
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Mountaineering medical events and trauma on Denali, 1992-2011Scott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
High Alt Med Biol 13:275-80. 2012..This ideally will decrease the incidence of morbidity on both Denali and other high altitude mountaineering destinations...- Wilderness Medical Society practice guidelines for the prevention and treatment of frostbiteScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 22:156-66. 2011..These recommendations are graded based on the quality of supporting evidence and balance between the benefits and risks/burdens for each modality according to methodology stipulated by the American College of Chest Physicians... - Ultraviolet keratitis among mountaineers and outdoor recreationalistsScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 22:144-7. 2011..We examined the cases of UV keratitis that have occurred on National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) courses in order to better understand its epidemiology and to help prevent this affliction on wilderness expeditions... - Physiological profile of world-record-holder SherpasScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 22:65-71. 2011..In doing so, we describe certain physiological aspects of these individuals that may contribute to their abilities at altitude... - Demographic, geographic, and expedition determinants of reaching the summit of denaliScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
High Alt Med Biol 11:223-9. 2010.... - Search and rescue activity on Denali, 1990 to 2008Scott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 21:103-8. 2010..To describe search and rescue activity performed by the National Park Service (NPS) on Denali, the highest point in North America... - Air medical transport of prisonersScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine and the Air Medical Research Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Air Med J 29:121-6. 2010..The transport of this population, however, can be logistically challenging because of the potentially dangerous nature of the patients and requirements for accompanying security personnel... 
Medical incidents and evacuations on wilderness expeditionsScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 18:298-304. 2007..The aim of this study is to provide the medical community with a better understanding of the specific injuries and illnesses that occur on wilderness expeditions...- Mountaineering fatalities on DenaliScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
High Alt Med Biol 9:89-95. 2008..Certain groups have a significantly higher chance of dying. Registration systems and screening methods provide ways to target at-risk groups and improve safety on high altitude mountains such as Denali... - Location of airway management in air medical transportScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 12:438-42. 2008..This study examines flight crew success rate and circumstances surrounding airway management in different locations... - Cricothyrotomy in air medical transportScott E McIntosh
University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
J Trauma 64:1543-7. 2008..The endpoint of airway maneuvers is a cricothyrotomy which may be live-saving if other measures fail. We reviewed cricothyrotomy cases in our AMT program to evaluate the success rate and the circumstances surrounding the procedure... - Helicopter emergency medical services utilization for winter resort injuriesChristy Lee Hopkins
Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 15:261-70. 2011..Helicopter and ground emergency medical services (EMS) units are frequently called to transport patients from winter resorts to area trauma centers... - Injuries related to hiking with a pack during National Outdoor Leadership School courses: a risk factor analysisMatthew T Hamonko
Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 22:2-6. 2011..To determine if packweight, anthropometry, and individual characteristics are related to acute musculoskeletal and soft tissue injuries while wearing backpacks on wilderness expeditions... - Avalanche safety practices in UtahNatalie A Silverton
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 18:264-70. 2007..Avalanche fatalities occur on a yearly basis in Utah. The purpose of this study was to assess avalanche safety practices of different backcountry users in Utah and to identify groups that can be targeted for avalanche safety education... - Mountain research and rescue on Denali: a short history from the 1980s to the presentGeorge W Rodway
University of Utah College of Nursing and School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112, USA
High Alt Med Biol 12:277-83. 2011.... - Air ambulance transport times and advanced cardiac life support interventions during the interfacility transfer of patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarctionScott T Youngquist
Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, and the Air Medical Research Institute, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
Prehosp Emerg Care 14:292-9. 2010.... - An analysis of skiing and snowboarding injuries on Utah slopesChad C Wasden
Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132, USA
J Trauma 67:1022-6. 2009..An additional goal of this study is to provide a description of the demographics and hospitalizations for these patients... - Risk assessment in winter backcountry travelNatalie A Silverton
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 20:269-74. 2009..The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the ability of backcountry travelers to accurately estimate the avalanche danger for their destination and time of travel... - Cause of death in avalanche fatalitiesScott E McIntosh
Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA
Wilderness Environ Med 18:293-7. 2007..Avalanches pose a life-threatening risk to participants of outdoor winter activities. Determining the causes of death in avalanche fatalities can aid rescue and resuscitation strategies and hopefully improve survival...