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  1. Nov 14, 2012 · It's a new tool that could save lives in the mountains -- a medical helicopter with a sensor that can zero in on people trapped in an avalanche.

  2. No. ICAR MED REC 0042 2023 . Version. 1.0. Title. On-site Treatment of Avalanche Victims: Scoping Review and 2023 Recommendations, algorithm and checklist of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom)

    • 28 March 2023
    • John Ellerton
    • ICAR MED REC 0042 2023
    • 1.0
  3. Mar 1, 2023 · In a single study, survival was lower in victims extricated by organised rescue (19 %) compared with companion rescue (74 %). 34 Overall survival was 18 % in a study of 109 victims. 35 In a study, from a helicopter emergency medical system (HEMS), of 66 avalanche victims in CA, no victim survived. Seven (11 %) became organ donors.

  4. Sep 29, 2021 · The survival rate is around 90% if the victim is rescued within the first 15–20 min (‘survival phase’). Thereafter, survival probability drops sharply to about 30% (~35 min after burial). The main cause of death in this second phase is asphyxia (‘asphyxia phase’); asphyxia causes about 75% of overall avalanche deaths.

    • Simon Rauch, Giacomo Strapazzon, Hermann Brugger
    • 10.3390/ijerph181910234
    • 2021
    • 2021/10
  5. In a study, from a helicopter emergency medical system (HEMS), of 66 avalanche victims in CA, no victim survived. Seven (11 %) became organ donors. Thirty-one (47 %) were declared dead at the scene, seven (11 %) had a prehospital return of spontaneous circulation (ROSC), and 25 (38 %) had persistent CA in hospital, of whom seven underwent ...

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  7. Feb 2, 2024 · As part of a diverse research group, they conducted a review of avalanche-specific knowledge and collected avalanche victims medical results. At the same time, a list of Population, Intervention, Comparator and Outcomes (PICO) questions to focus on the most important questions pertaining to the management of avalanche victims was also created.

  8. Mar 28, 2023 · 2022 Final ICAR Medical Management of Avalanche victims– an updated recommendation.pdf (PDF) 539 KB Download Contact Legal notice Partners

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