Analysis of Accidents Among Tourists in the Beskid Wyspowy Mountains in the Years 2007‒2010 Cover Image

Analiza wypadkowości wśród turystów w Beskidzie Wyspowym w latach 2007‒2010
Analysis of Accidents Among Tourists in the Beskid Wyspowy Mountains in the Years 2007‒2010

Author(s): Krzysztof Kaganek, Krzysztof Potaczek
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, Security and defense, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010), Tourism
Published by: Wyższa Szkoła Bezpieczeństwa Publicznego i Indywidualnego “Apeiron” w Krakowie
Keywords: security; accidents; rescue operations; Beskid Wyspowy Mountains;

Summary/Abstract: The issue of the article moves aspects of safety in the mountains. The aim of the study is to analyze the accident in the Beskid Wyspowy in 2007 – 2010 and show the dynamic changes occurring in the accident on the area in question. The analysis covered a period of four years. The materials from which the information was drawn and based on which this analysis was the documentation of accidents conducted by the Group Podhalańska Mountain Rescue, covering the range of its activities Beskid Wyspowy. Analysis of the above has been extended interview questionnaire with a lifeguard serving in Podhalanska Mountain Rescue Group. Number of accidents and rescue operations increases. Causes of accidents are different from the increasing number of tourists, through lack of experience to harsh weather conditions.

  • Issue Year: 3/2017
  • Issue No: XVI
  • Page Range: 155-177
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Polish