The epidemiology of falling-through-the-ice in Alaska, 1990-2010 | Zendy

Nancy L. Fleischer | Zendy; Paul Melstrom | Zendy; Ellen Yard | Zendy; Michael Brubaker | Zendy; Timothy K. Thomas | Zendy

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The epidemiology of falling-through-the-ice in Alaska, 1990-2010

Author(s) -

Nancy L. Fleischer,

Paul Melstrom,

Ellen Yard,

Michael Brubaker,

Timothy K. Thomas

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916

H-Index - 82

eISSN - 1741-3850

pISSN - 1741-3842

DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdt081

Subject(s) - falling (accident) , arctic , subsistence agriculture , epidemiology , the arctic , geography , arctic ice pack , physical geography , environmental health , medicine , archaeology , oceanography , geology , agriculture

Climate change has contributed to increasing temperatures, earlier snowmelts and thinning ice packs in the Arctic, where crossing frozen bodies of water is essential for transportation and subsistence living. In some Arctic communities, anecdotal reports indicate a growing belief that falling-through-the-ice (FTI) are increasing. The objective of this study was to describe the morbidity and mortality associated with unintentional FTIs in Alaska.

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