The impact of avalanche transceivers on mortality from avalanche accidents

High Altitude Medicine and Biology

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 72-77

  Hohlrieder, Matthias ^a,b   Mair, Peter ^a,b   Wuertl, Walter ^c   Brugger, Hermann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b Austrian Mountain Rescue Service   (Austria)

^c Austrian Board for Alpine Safety   (Austria)

^d South Tyrolean Alpine Association   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asphyxia; Emergency equipment; Mountain rescue; Skiing; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; AUSTRIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMERGENCY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; MOUNTAINEERING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SURVIVAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; VICTIM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ASPHYXIA; AUSTRIA; DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; NATURAL DISASTERS; RADIO; RESCUE WORK; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SNOW; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 17344366960     PISSN: 15270297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ham.2005.6.72     Document Type: Article

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