The Avalanche Victim Resuscitation Checklist, a new concept for the management of avalanche victims

Resuscitation

Volumn 91, Issue , 2015, Pages e7-e8

  Kottmann, Alexandre ^a,b,c,d   Blancher, Marc ^e,f,g   Spichiger, Thierry ^a   Elsensohn, Fidel ^h   Létang, Dominique ^i,j   Boyd, Jeff ^k,l,m   Strapazzon, Giacomo ^n,o   Ellerton, John ^p,q   Brugger, Hermann ^n,o  

^a Rega Center   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c Swiss Society for Mountain Medicine   (Switzerland)

^d International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR Medcom)   (Switzerland)

^e GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^f French Mountain Rescue Association ANMSM   (France)

^g International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR MEDCOM   (France)

^h International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR MEDCOM   (Austria)

ⁱ Association Nationale pour l'Étude de la Neige et des Avalanches ANENA   (France)

^j ICAR Avalanche Commission   (France)

^k International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR MEDCOM   (Canada)

^l International Federation of Mountain Guides   (Switzerland)

^m Banff Mineral Springs Hospital   (Canada)

ⁿ INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^o International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine ICAR MEDCOM   (Italy)

^p Mountain Rescue Council England and Wales   (United Kingdom)

^q Penrith   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AVALANCHE; AVALANCHE VICTIM RESUSCITATION CHECKLIST; CHECKLIST; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPOTHERMIA; LETTER; OUT OF HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARREST; OVERALL SURVIVAL; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VICTIM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISASTER VICTIM; PROCEDURES; RESUSCITATION;

AVALANCHES; CHECKLIST; DISASTER VICTIMS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; RESUSCITATION;

EID: 84929264117     PISSN: 03009572     EISSN: 18731570     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.resuscitation.2015.03.009     Document Type: Letter

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