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Comparison of avalanche survival patterns in Canada and Switzerland

BACKGROUND: Current recommendations for rescue and resuscitation of people buried in avalanches are based on Swiss avalanche survival data. We analyzed Canadian survival patterns and compared them with those from Switzerland. METHODS: We extracted relevant data for survivors and nonsurvivors of comp...

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Main Authors: Haegeli, Pascal, Falk, Markus, Brugger, Hermann, Etter, Hans-Jürg, Boyd, Jeff
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Canadian Medical Association 2011
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080528/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21422139
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.101435
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