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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

Quality Indicators for Avalanche Victim Management and Rescue.

Alexandre Kottmann, Mathieu Pasquier, Giacomo Strapazzon, Ken Zafren, John Ellerton, Peter Paal

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Emergency care for avalanche buried patients - a narrative review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2026
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  4. Prevalence of airway patency and air pocket in critically buried avalanche victims - a scoping review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alexandre KottmannRega-Swiss Air Ambulance, Zürich Airport, 8058 Zürich, Switzerland.
Mathieu PasquierEmergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0003-0042-5909
Giacomo StrapazzonInternational Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4402-8633
Ken ZafrenInternational Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland.ORCID 0000-0002-4928-840X
John EllertonInternational Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland.
Peter PaalInternational Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decisions in the management and rescue of avalanche victims are complex and must be made in difficult, sometimes dangerous, environments. Our goal was to identify indicators for quality measurement in the management and rescue of avalanche victims. The International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) convened a group of internal and external experts. We used brainstorming and a five-round modified nominal group technique to identify the most relevant quality indicators (QIs) according to the National Quality Forum Measure Evaluation Criteria. Using a consensus process, we identified a set of 23 QIs to measure the quality of the management and rescue of avalanche victims. These QIs may be a valuable tool for continuous quality improvement. They allow objective feedback to rescuers regarding clinical performance and identify areas that should be the foci of further quality improvement efforts in avalanche rescue.

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AvalanchesEmergency Medical ServicesEmergency MedicineMountaineeringQuality Indicators, Health CareRescue Workavalancheconsensus processemergency medical servicesemergency medicinequality improvementquality indicatorrescueresuscitation

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PMID34574495
PMCPMC8464975

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