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ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021

On-Site Medical Management of Avalanche Victims-A Narrative Review.

Simon Rauch, Giacomo Strapazzon, Hermann Brugger

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Review 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

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Review
  2. Confined space airway management: a narrative review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2025
    Review
  3. Article
  4. Critically buried avalanche victims can develop severe hypothermia in less than 60 min.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2023
    Article
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Simon RauchInstitute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Via Ipazia 2, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3264-6303
Giacomo StrapazzonInstitute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Via Ipazia 2, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4402-8633
Hermann BruggerInstitute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, Via Ipazia 2, 39100 Bolzano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2752-6929

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Avalanche accidents are common in mountain regions and approximately 100 fatalities are counted in Europe each year. The average mortality rate is about 25% and survival chances are mainly determined by the degree and duration of avalanche burial, the patency of the airway, the presence of an air pocket, snow characteristics, and the severity of traumatic injuries. The most common cause of death in completely buried avalanche victims is asphyxia followed by trauma. Hypothermia accounts for a minority of deaths; however, hypothermic cardiac arrest has a favorable prognosis and prolonged resuscitation and extracorporeal rewarming are indicated. In this article, we give an overview on the pathophysiology and on-site management of avalanche victims.

Indexed as

AvalanchesHeart ArrestHypothermiaAsphyxiaHumansRewarmingavalancheavalanche burialcardiac arrestemergency medicinehypothermiamountain rescue

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PMID34639535
PMCPMC8507645

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