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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2014

Investigating environmental determinants of injury and trauma in the Canadian north.

Agata Durkalec, Chris Furgal, Mark W Skinner, Tom Sheldon

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
5.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 42 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Agata DurkalecFrost Centre for Canadian Studies and Indigenous Studies, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada. agatadurkalec@trentu.ca.
Chris FurgalIndigenous Environmental Studies Program and Health, Environment, and Indigenous Communities Research Group, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada. chrisfurgal@trentu.ca.
Mark W SkinnerGeography Department, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada. markskinner@trentu.ca.
Tom SheldonEnvironment Division, Nunatsiavut Government, P.O. Box 70, Nain, NL A0P 1L0, Canada. tom_sheldon@nunatsiavut.com.
Trent University · CAGovernment of Nunavut · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Unintentional injury and trauma rates are disproportionately high in Inuit regions, and environmental changes are predicted to exacerbate injury rates. However, there is a major gap in our understanding of the risk factors contributing to land-based injury and trauma in the Arctic. We investigated the role of environmental and other factors in search and rescue (SAR) incidents in a remote Inuit community in northern Canada using a collaborative mixed methods approach. We analyzed SAR records from 1995 to 2010 and conducted key consultant interviews in 2010 and 2011. Data showed an estimated annual SAR incidence rate of 19 individuals per 1,000. Weather and ice conditions were the most frequent contributing factor for cases. In contrast with other studies, intoxication was the least common factor associated with SAR incidents. The incidence rate was six times higher for males than females, while land-users aged 26-35 had the highest incidence rate among age groups. Thirty-four percent of individuals sustained physical health impacts. Results demonstrate that environmental conditions are critical factors contributing to physical health risk in Inuit communities, particularly related to travel on sea ice during winter. Age and gender are important risk factors. This knowledge is vital for informing management of land-based physical health risk given rapidly changing environmental conditions in the Arctic.

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Climate ChangeIce CoverAdolescentAdultAgedArctic RegionsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNewfoundland and LabradorRescue WorkWounds and InjuriesYoung Adult

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PMID24477214
PMCPMC3945552
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