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Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Nonavalanche Snow Burial Accidents. Wilderness & environmental medicine Van Tilburg, C., Grissom, C. K., Zafren, K., McIntosh, S., Radwin, M. I., Paal, P., Haegeli, P., Smith, W. W., Wheeler, A. R., Weber, D., Tremper, B., Brugger, H. 2017; 28 (1): 23-42
Abstract
To provide guidance to clinicians and avalanche professionals about best practices, the Wilderness Medical Society convened an expert panel to develop evidence-based guidelines for the prevention, rescue, and medical management of avalanche and nonavalanche snow burial victims. Recommendations are graded on the basis of quality of supporting evidence according to the classification scheme of the American College of Chest Physicians.
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.wem.2016.10.004
View details for PubMedID 28257714