SA-URG has launched the awareness campaign “Every accident counts. Recording today allows us to prevent tomorrow.”, a pilot initiative in Aragon that seeks to encourage the voluntary reporting of incidents in natural environments with the goal of improving risk prevention and optimizing healthcare response in mountainous areas.
The proposal invites everyone involved in an accident—whether victims, companions, witnesses, or professionals who intervened—to register what happened through a simple online form. This system will allow for the collection of key information about the circumstances of the incidents and generate greater understanding about how, where, and why they occur.
More mountain activity, more need for data
In recent years, outdoor activities have experienced significant growth, especially in mountainous areas like the Pyrenees. This increase in users has been accompanied by a rise in rescue service interventions, with hundreds of operations each season related to falls, getting lost, injuries, or risky situations while hiking, mountaineering, or canyoning.
However, a large portion of incidents—especially those of lesser severity that do not require healthcare or rescue—are not recorded in any system. This lack of data hampers the actual analysis of risks and limits the ability to develop effective prevention strategies.
Likewise, each record, however small it may seem, provides valuable information that allows for the identification of patterns, improvement of action protocols, and reinforcement of security in natural environments.
A voluntary, agile, and consequence-free record
One of the key elements of the campaign is its accessibility. Accident reporting is completely voluntary and does not entail legal liabilities or penalties, since its sole purpose is data collection for analysis, prevention, and improvement of healthcare response.
The form can be completed in a few minutes via a online form, making it easy for anyone involved in an incident to participate.
Build a safety culture in the natural environment
The campaign starts from a simple idea: even the mildest incidents can contribute to saving lives in the future. Situations such as falls without serious injuries, minor getting lost, or light bumps often go unnoticed in official records, but they contain key information for better understanding the risks associated with practicing mountain activities.
Through this voluntary reporting, SA-URG aims to build a more comprehensive and realistic knowledge base on accidents in natural environments, contributing to strengthen a culture of prevention and safety between users and professionals.
Access to the registry
The registration form is available at this link and a QR code, which will be disseminated on posters, brochures, and banners located in tourist offices, active tourism companies, and entities related to the natural environment, in a first phase in Aragón. Likewise, the campaign will have a presence on social media through the profile @saurg.
With this initiative, the SA-URG project reinforces its commitment to improving healthcare in hard-to-reach areas and calls for the collaboration of the entire mountain community:
Every accident counts. Recording today allows us to prevent tomorrow.
