Airway Patency and Survival in Avalanche Victims

This episode, I look at a study from the Eurac research group on rates of airway occlusion in critically buried avalanche victims. Eurac looked at this critical feature of avalanche resuscitation triage as it both affects the way we treat buried avalanche victims, and it helps us to better understand whether technologies like the black diamond Avalung (retired) and the Safeback SBX can help us survive longer under the snow if buried.

Full study text HERE

The High Route article on the Safeback system HERE

Episode 12: Avalanche victim physiology. Listen on web, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

Episode 14: Spinal immobilization updates. Listen on web, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify.

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