Trauma was also a significant contributing factor in a substantial proportion of asphyxia
deaths. We found that 13%(12/92) of asphyxia victims who underwent autopsy had major …

Trauma was also a significant contributing factor in a substantial proportion of asphyxia
deaths. We found that 13%(12/92) of asphyxia victims who underwent autopsy had major …

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 …

A review of fatal United States avalanche accidents in the 1990s shows terrain, weather, and
snow pack conditions are generally contributory factors to fatal avalanche accidents; human …

Introduction A better understanding of the nature of morbidity and mortality in avalanche
accidents helps direct both rescue efforts as well as preventive strategies to reduce fatalities …

We recently read the article by Jekich et al 1 on avalanche fatality trends and demographics
in the United States. We are grateful that the wilderness medicine community is interested in …

Purpose: To determine if trauma is a significant cause and contributor to death in Western
Canadian avalanches and whether this varies between different activity groups or differs …

David McClung, an avalanche expert at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,
Canada, analysed around 10,000 mountaineering reports from high Asian mountains …

Recent work has demonstrated what has long been known; that avalanche incidents have
as much to do with human factors as with the other parts of the Avalanche Triangle originally …

In an average year, avalanches result in the death of 146 people in North America and
Europe.(1) In the European alpine countries (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia and …