The study by Haegeli and coauthors in CMAJ provides new insight into survival patterns
after complete avalanche burial. 1 The authors report survival curves from data for 301 …

Background Current recommendations for rescue and resuscitation of people buried in
avalanches are based on Swiss avalanche survival data. We analyzed Canadian survival …

Aim To calculate the first Austrian avalanche survival curve and update a Swiss survival
curve to explore survival patterns in the Alps. Methods Avalanche accidents occurring …

Two hundred and seventeen avalanche reports from Switzerland and the Tyrol were used to
investigate the influence of rescue method on the survival and burial time of avalanche …

Background: Avalanches are a significant cause of winter recreational fatalities in mountain
regions. The purpose of this study was to determine the relative contributions of trauma and …

Abstract Hohlreider, Matthias, Stephanie Thaler, Walter Wuertl, Wolfgang Voelckel, Hanno
Ulmer, Hermann Brugger, and Peter Mair. Rescue missions for totally buried avalanche …

Rescue and treatment of Norwegian avalanche victims is based on international guidelines
from Central European and North American studies. However, the distribution of death …

Since 1950593 people have died in avalanches. This poster summarizes trends in fatal
avalanche accidents in the United States from 1950/1951 to 1999/2000. During the past 50 …

Loss of life due to snow and ice avalanches ranks relatively low on a global list of natural
hazards (Hewitt, 1969). For many alpine countries however, avalanches pose considerable …

Pascal Haegeli and coauthors' interpretation of their avalanche research findings is
unjustified. 1 The authors cannot show an association between survival times and cause of …