Emergency locator beacon use

[slparker]

Just discussed with missus today about getting one for mountain biking, let alone walking, being alone with a broken hip 1km from a road on a deserted track is just as deadly as being 50km from a road if no one knows where you are.

[Strider]

Just discussed with missus today about getting one for mountain biking, let alone walking, being alone with a broken hip 1km from a road on a deserted track is just as deadly as being 50km from a road if no one knows where you are.

And what was the verdict?

[quicky]

Just discussed with missus today about getting one for mountain biking, let alone walking, being alone with a broken hip 1km from a road on a deserted track is just as deadly as being 50km from a road if no one knows where you are.

Dead right (pardon the pun). When I teach Remote Area First Aid (RAFA) and Wilderness First Aid (WFA), we advocate that RAFA and WFA principles, planning and processes should be utilised when the patient/situation is greater than 2 hours from definitive care.

So, that fractured hip, whilst 1km from the road, could easily be more than 2 hours from hospital. This being the case, it only makes sense to take one for situations where time and other logistics play a massive part in patient outcomes. I couldn't agree more.