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Accidents and Accidents and Incidents in Incidents in Adventure Adventure EducationEducationA 5 year review at A 5 year review at
New Hampton SchoolNew Hampton School
Goal of ReviewGoal of Review
Understand relative risk of Understand relative risk of adventure activitiesadventure activities
Provide context for future Provide context for future discussions about these activitiesdiscussions about these activities
Make recommendations to improve Make recommendations to improve safety of adventure programssafety of adventure programs
Adventure Education Adventure Education at New Hampton Schoolat New Hampton School
Freshman Transition WeekendFreshman Transition Weekend Sophomore Cooperative Learning Sophomore Cooperative Learning
ExpeditionExpedition Junior Urban AdventureJunior Urban Adventure Burleigh Mountain TeambuildingBurleigh Mountain Teambuilding Collaboration ProgramsCollaboration Programs
Understanding RiskUnderstanding Risk
The risk of an activity The risk of an activity is assessed based is assessed based on three factors:on three factors:
1.1. Number of people Number of people participating in the participating in the activityactivity
2.2. Length of time they Length of time they participateparticipate
3.3. Number of Number of accidents, incidents accidents, incidents or near missesor near misses
2000 – 2005 Participant 2000 – 2005 Participant DataData
25,969 participant 25,969 participant program hoursprogram hours
3,944 staff program 3,944 staff program hourshours
79 programs79 programs 5 geographic regions5 geographic regions 5 years5 years
40 Accident / Incident 40 Accident / Incident Reports generatedReports generated
Accident / Incident Accident / Incident ReportingReporting
An emergency is defined as any serious An emergency is defined as any serious incident or situation that significantly incident or situation that significantly threatens a NHS student or employeethreatens a NHS student or employee
A “Near Miss” incident is a case in A “Near Miss” incident is a case in which this definition is nearly met or which this definition is nearly met or could have been metcould have been met
Instructor team completes written Instructor team completes written report at the end of coursereport at the end of course
Accident / Incident Accident / Incident ReportReport
Accident / Incident RateAccident / Incident Rate
29,913 staff & student 29,913 staff & student program hoursprogram hours
40 Accident / Incident 40 Accident / Incident ReportsReports
134 incidents per 134 incidents per 100,000 program 100,000 program hourshours
Reference PointsReference Points
The Journal of Athletic Training The Journal of Athletic Training measures incidents per 100,000 measures incidents per 100,000
athlete exposuresathlete exposures
Adventure programs at NHS = 134Adventure programs at NHS = 134 High school volleyball = 170High school volleyball = 170 High school football = 810High school football = 810
Looking in DepthLooking in Depth
Types of Types of accidents / accidents / incidentsincidents
Trends over timeTrends over time Near MissesNear Misses Things we can Things we can
learnlearn
Types of Accidents / Types of Accidents / IncidentsIncidents
Behavior 2
Accident 13
Illness 7
Near Miss 9
Negative Interaction With
Locals 0
Unplanned loss of contact 2
Criminal Activity 2
Other 2
Accidents Accidents IllnessIllness
Pre-existing condition 1
Clothing / Equipment 1
Camping / Cooking 1
Initiatives / Games 1
Slip / Fall 4
Dehydration 1
Hypothermia 2
Allergies / Asthma 4
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Near MissesNear Misses
A case in which the A case in which the definition of an definition of an emergency was not emergency was not metmet
An incident nearly An incident nearly occurred or was occurred or was avoidedavoided
9 near misses 9 near misses reportedreported
22.5% of all 22.5% of all incidentsincidents
Types of Near MissesTypes of Near Misses
Minor equipment damage 1
Early stage illness 1
Potential for unauthorized
access 1
Students unsupervised 2
Slip / Fall (no injury) 4
Possible Sources of ErrorPossible Sources of Error
Incomplete participant data for 2000 Incomplete participant data for 2000 – 2002– 2002
Inconsistent reporting in non-Inconsistent reporting in non-wilderness programs before 2002wilderness programs before 2002
Incidents counted from collaboration Incidents counted from collaboration programs but program hours were programs but program hours were notnot
Incident category “accident” is vagueIncident category “accident” is vague
Implemented Policy Implemented Policy ChangesChanges
Improved pre-course Improved pre-course meetings and clothing meetings and clothing checkcheck
Improved medical Improved medical screeningscreening
Improved incident Improved incident reportingreporting
Formation of Risk Formation of Risk Management Management CommitteeCommittee
100% sight and sound 100% sight and sound policypolicy
RecommendationsRecommendations
Have Risk Management Committee Have Risk Management Committee review all Accident / Incident datareview all Accident / Incident data
Improve pre course screening of Improve pre course screening of illnesses, asthma and allergiesillnesses, asthma and allergies
Improve strategies to avoid slips and Improve strategies to avoid slips and fallsfalls
Improve training in addressing cold Improve training in addressing cold related incidentsrelated incidents
More fully document incidents and More fully document incidents and program hours from collaboration program hours from collaboration programsprograms
SummarySummary
Adventure Education at New Adventure Education at New Hampton School is safer than the Hampton School is safer than the safest high school sportsafest high school sport
Most common incidents are slips, Most common incidents are slips, asthma / allergies and near missesasthma / allergies and near misses
Incident rate decreased in 2004 – Incident rate decreased in 2004 – 20052005
Works CitedWorks Cited
Powell, John W. PhD, ATC. “Injury Powell, John W. PhD, ATC. “Injury Patterns in Selected High School Patterns in Selected High School Sports: A Review of the 1995 – 1997 Sports: A Review of the 1995 – 1997 Seasons.” Seasons.” Journal of Athletic Journal of Athletic TrainingTraining 34 (3) (1999): 277 – 284. 34 (3) (1999): 277 – 284.
New Hampton School Accident / New Hampton School Accident / Incident Reports 2000 - 2005Incident Reports 2000 - 2005