Table 4.
Location of injury vs. rescue mode in canyoning emergencies in Austria from November 1, 2005 to October 31, 2018.
| Location of Injury | No Rescue n (%) |
Ground-Based Rescue n (%) |
Ground-Based Rescue and Helicopter n (%) |
Helicopter n (%) |
Unknown n (%) |
Total n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 2 (18.2) | 4 (36.4) | 1 (9.1) | 4 (36.4) | 0 | 11 |
| Chest | 4 (33.3) | 2 (16.7) | 1 (8.3) | 5 (41.7) | 0 | 12 |
| Spine | 4 (9.1) | 5 (11.4) | 8 (18.2) | 27 (61.4) | 0 | 44 |
| Shoulder | 0 | 10 (21.7) | 5 (10.9) | 31 (67.4) | 0 | 46 |
| Elbow | 2 (25.0) | 3 (37.5) | 0 | 2 (25.0) | 1 (12.5) | 8 |
| Forearm | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 2 |
| Hand | 3 (33.3) | 5 (55.6) | 0 | 1 (11.1) | 0 | 9 |
| Pelvic ring | 1 (25.0) | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 4 |
| Hip joint | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 1 (50.0) | 0 | 2 |
| Upper leg | 0 | 1 (25.0) | 1 (25.0) | 2 (50.0) | 0 | 4 |
| Knee | 1 (4.8) | 8 (38.1) | 0 | 12 (57.1) | 0 | 21 |
| Lower leg | 0 | 11 (29.7) | 9 (24.3) | 17 (45.9) | 0 | 37 |
| Ankle joint | 2 (3.8) | 13 (24.5) | 5 (9.4) | 33 (62.3) | 0 | 53 |
| Foot | 4 (25.0) | 5 (31.3) | 1 (6.3) | 6 (37.5) | 0 | 16 |
| Multiple trauma | 0 | 2 (66.7) | 0 | 1 (33.3) | 0 | 3 |
| Unknown | 1 (12.5) | 3 (37.5) | 0 | 4 (50.0) | 0 | 8 |
| Total | 24 (8.6) | 74 (26.4) | 32 (11.4) | 149 (53.2) | 1 (0.4) | 280 (100) |
Unknown: no information available. Data are presented as absolute and relative frequencies. Percentages indicate proportions within a row.