Those risk leaders who are hidden in outdoor activities must know

As outdoor activities gradually heat up and most people enjoy the happiness brought by outdoor sports, there are still words like: rescue, cliff crash, and disappearance... Then, what are the common outdoor accidents? The team leaders must remember the following!

To avoid accidents, fundamentally speaking, one must have the ability to anticipate risks, the second must be an appropriate assessment of the ability of the team and the teams involved to cope with risks, and third, outdoor sports participants must have teamwork spirit.

Most of the team members lack experience and lack of foresight for various risks. Some team leaders, although they can anticipate risks, are too confident and have inadequate estimates of difficulties. Some players lack teamwork spirit, do not listen to the team leader’s advice, and prefer to do their own thing. All these things may become hidden accidents.

The common risks of outdoor sports are:

01 Fall

The direct cause of the fall may be the footsteps of the cliff, which may have been inadvertently collided with by a companion. Perhaps the branch that was caught while climbing was suddenly broken. It may be that the pumice stone that was stepped on the slope or downhill was loose and was broken. Branches, frozen rock faces or slippery banana skins, etc.

Prevention methods:

In unfamiliar areas, mountaineering activities try to find ways ahead of time to conduct risk assessments. In order to maintain a safe distance of two or three meters from each other, the principle of smooth communication and avoidance of collision should be followed. In a dangerous, steep, slippery area, see the landscape again. When climbing with branches, it is necessary to grasp live branches and never catch dead branches. Because live branches are tough, dead branches are easy to fold.

Before hiking, it is advisable to inform the team members to wear hiking shoes because the deep soles are not easy to skid. If the mountain is gentle and the journey is short, you can wear general travel shoes and sports shoes, but you should not wear leather shoes or wear high heels.

02 Lost

Loss itself does not cause direct harm to the human body. If you can't get out of danger after getting lost, the lack of water, food, cold, and psychological fear are the main causes of injury.

Prevention methods:

Before traveling, make full preparations and have a clear understanding of the target area's walking routes, main signs, requesting locations, and contact methods.

The leader must have the ability to identify directions under conditions of clear and rainy weather, daytime and night, cities, and mountains, and can be equipped with field directional devices such as compasses and GPS.

The general leader can keep an emergency whistle. Perhaps this seemingly superfluous little Dongdong can make you live in danger. Before the team travels, it is necessary to specify the method of communication between the members, the team and the rear base, and not to act alone in a strange territory. Drinking water and food should be allowed to leave room to deal with accidents.

In the worst case of being lost and not rescued, save water and save food, find water and edible plants and animals nearby, pay attention to insulation, save energy, extend support time and wait for assistance, and use all possible means. Send out a distress call.

03 High Temperature and Low Temperature Damage

Summer heat, if you do not pay attention to heatstroke, there may be heatstroke in the field activities (temperature rise, often accompanied by dehydration); winter cold, in thin clothing, falling into the water, etc., easy to lose temperature, causing frostbite.

Prevention methods:

Summer activities, avoid exposure to the sun, avoid wild activities during the high temperature period (10-15 hours), wear a hat, and bring enough water.

In winter activities, it is necessary to know the temperature of the target area in advance, paying particular attention to the altitude and the influence of the slope on the temperature. Wearing sleeping clothes and sleeping bags should be enough to keep warm. In general, the temperature dropped by 6 degrees for every 1,000 meters above sea level. Based on this calculation, when the temperature of the city's urban area (only 10 meters above sea level) is 5 degrees, the temperature near the camp (above 1,700 meters above sea level) can be as low as minus 5 degrees. The same peak, the southern slope of sunny, north slope, temperature difference can reach 5 to 10 degrees.

04 Surabaya

Drowning accidents in outdoor activities often occur due to lack of understanding of water conditions. For example, during upstream activities in the summer, the upper reaches of the reservoir suddenly flooded, or heavy rains led to a flash flood, which was less than an evacuation and was washed away. Another example is the hot days of the mountain brook, could not help but seduce the temptation to cool the water and take a shower.

Prevention methods:

Understand the water conditions of the target area in advance and learn to provide emergency care skills. Before upstream activities, it is necessary to understand whether there are reservoirs and water discharge rules in the upstream, recent rainfall conditions in the target area and its upstream. Do not camp in the wild on the edge of the creek or other low-lying areas. Unfamiliar waters cannot be launched alone. In the event that someone is drowning, they must first fight for the first time and actively call for help.

05 Sudden illness: Including various diseases of the body, including altitude sickness.

Prevention methods:

The number of elderly people participating in outdoor activities has increased, and the proportion of sudden illnesses has increased. Older people who sign up for outdoor activities should learn more about the physical condition. It is recommended that participants participate in activities with little intensity and carry emergency medicines with them.

06 trapped: including trapped due to weather, topography and other reasons.

Prevention methods:

At present, most of the new players who come into contact with the outdoors want to go to the deep mountain forests. Because of the weather and geomorphology, they are inevitably trapped. They must be prepared for emergency rescue equipment and adequate food and medicine in advance.

Outdoor sports is a team activity. According to the classic Mountaineering Bible in the hearts of climbers all over the world, the minimum number of outdoor trips is three. Because of this, if someone is injured, at least one person can leave to take care of the wounded and the other person goes out to seek help.

1. Conduct safety reporting and set up emergency contacts

In the outdoor activities, each departure should be or should be reported to a friend (other person), or be filed on the filing software. Once you do not contact at the appointment time, the other party will help the police.

2. Create a sign

Before going to an unfamiliar location, it is best to bring a red silk cloth besides small dimmable flashlights and lifesaving whistle and other help tools. When there is a need to change the route on the way, signs should be prepared in time for the search and rescue personnel to identify. Or use a tree branch that cuts off the tree branches and leaves to indicate the route, a big tree pole on the way, and an arrow on the rock to indicate the direction; also pick up a number of small stones and place an arrow at the intersection to indicate the direction.

3. Set up a shelter and stay in place

If you lose your position in a sparsely populated, unfamiliar and unfamiliar part of the world, you should never blindly find your way if you cannot find out the road. At this time, we should wait for rescue on the spot and keep a clear head to use the terrain and all available materials to build a simple shelter so that we can deal with bad weather. During this process, we should not carry out large-volume exercises, avoid excessive sweating, and prevent colds. Pay attention to physical fitness.

Outdoor accidents have their own differences, which may be due to weather conditions or physical conditions. However, "the ignorant fearlessness" is absolutely the first reason for outdoor distress! Store some outdoor knowledge before outdoor activities. Use more safety measures and don't risk your life!