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SAFE DESCENT : FACILITATING MOUNTAIN RESCUE WITH THE HELP OF DRONESFries, Alexander January 2022 (has links)
The goal of this project was to explore opportunities and develop a concept to improve the safety for mountain recreationists. Recreational outdoor activities have become increasingly popular in the past years. Engaging in those activities is associated with certain risks. The research phase included interviews with various stakeholders from mountain rescuers to mountain recreationists as well as field trips to mountain rescue stations. Existing research was analyzed. To acquire a better understanding of current and potential future preventive and reactive measures for emergencies, mountain rescue operations and dangers in mountains were explored. Interviews and continuous contact with professionals and my collaboration partner Flir throughout the whole project helped to form and validate various ideas and concepts. In emergency situations topographic circumstances, natural dangers and atmospheric conditions like cold, altitude and weather make mountain rescue time- and resource intensive. When air rescue resources are limited or the sight is too low due to unfavorable weather or night, the response time can dramatically increase up to several hours or overnight. This leaves the patient exposed to the hazardous mountain environment. Drones have the ability to bridge the gap between rescuers and patients to provide help at a much earlier stage of the rescue operation. They are already used on a small scale in mountain rescue and im- provements in technology and legislation are expected.The result of this project is a system to provide aid for people in emergency situations, even if air rescue is not available, to help them better prevail in the moun- tain conditions. It consists of a range of attachments that can be connected to various drone models. The different modules that can be attached allow forsearch for people in avalanches, search for missing people and delivery of emergency supplies to people in need of rescue. The delivery module has been de- veloped as a representative part of the system. It can be used to deliver supplies like shelter- and first aid equipment long before the professional arrive on site.
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En undersökning av samverkan inom det svenska Fjällsäkerhetsrådet och dess betydelse för det säkerhetsfrämjande arbetet inom fjällsäkerhet : En undersökning om riskhantering inom äventyrsturism / A study of collaboration within the Swedish mountain safety council and it´s significance for the safety-promoting work in mountain safety : A study on risk management in adventure tourismJohansson, Karin January 2022 (has links)
Äventyrsturism är en form av naturrelaterad turism där aktiviteter med olika grad av risk står i fokus för upplevelsen. Globalt har äventyrsturism kommit att bli en bransch som växer, samtidigt som den utgör en viktig inkomstkälla för många av de samhällen som erbjuder upplevelser inom konceptet. Men det är inte en upplevelse fri från risk utan riskfaktorer relaterade till miljö, väder och individen själv finns ofta närvarande vid naturrelaterade upplevelser vilket kan ge upphov till allvarliga händelser och tillbud oavsett om aktivitetens risknivå är låg eller hög. Forskning visar att individorienterade åtgärder ofta får står i fokus när åtgärder rekommenderas samtidigt som flera forskare menar att riskhantering behöver utgå från ett holistiskt perspektiv där samverkan mellan aktörer i branschen är betydande för hanteringen av risker. Syftet med den här uppsatsen är att undersöka hur det säkerhetsförebyggande arbetet genom samverkan utvecklas och upprätthålls med Fjällsäkerhetsrådet i spetsen. Studien har genomförts med en kvalitativ metod där materialet till studien har samlats in genom 13 intervjuer med. Intervjuerna har sedan transkriberats och analyserats med en kvalitativ innehållsanalys och resultatet presenterar likheter och olikheter mellan respondenternas upplevelser. Resultatet visar att det finns flera likheter, men också skillnader i hur respondenterna upplever det lokala inom det säkerhetsfrämjande arbetet. Men också likheter gällande betydelsen av samverkan där respondenterna upplever att samverkan bidrar till att bygga upp och stärka relationerna mellan aktörerna. Samtidigt finns det vissa skillnader i hur respondenterna uppfattar lagstiftningen och flera respondenter upplever dessutom att det finns en del utmaningar inom kommunikation och med att nå ut med information, men också utmaningar i form av bristande skadeövervakning och begränsade möjligheter till att utvärdera åtgärder. / Adventure tourism is a form of nature-related tourism where activities with varying degrees of risk are in focus for the experience. Globally, adventure tourism has become a growing industry while at the same time being an important source of income for many of the communities that offer experiences within the concept. But it isn´t an experience free from risk. Risk factors related to the environment, weather and the individual himself are often present in nature-related experiences which can give rise to serious events and incidents regardless of whether the risk level in activity's is high or low. Research shows that individual-oriented measures may often be in focus when measures are recommended, while several researchers believe that risk management needs to be based on a holistic perspective where collaboration between actors in the industry is significant for risk management. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how the safety prevention work through collaboration is developed and maintained with the Mountain Safety Council at the forefront. The study was conducted using a qualitative method where the material for the study was collected through 13 interviews. The interviews have then been transcribed and analyzed with a qualitative content analysis and the results present similarities and differences between the respondents´ perspectives. The results show that there are several similarities, but also differences in how the respondents experience the local in the security promotion work. But also similarities regarding the importance of collaboration where the respondents feels that collaboration contributes to building and strengthening the relationships between the actors. At the same time, there are some differences in how the respondents perceive the legislation and several respondents also experience that there are some challenges in communication and reaching out with information. But also challenges in the form of lack of injury surveillane and limited opportunities to evaluate measures.
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