Physiological effects of providing supplemental air for avalanche victims. A randomised trial.

Background: Survival from avalanche burial is dependent on time to extraction, breathing ability, air pocket oxygen content, and avoiding rebreathing of carbon dioxide (CO2). Mortality from asphyxia increases rapidly after burial. Rescue services often arrive too late. Our objective was to evaluate...

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Published in:	Resuscitation Vol. 172; pp. 38 - 47
Main Authors:	Wik, Lars, Brattebø, Guttorm, Østerås, Øyvind, Assmus, Jörg, Irusta, Unai, Aramendi, Elisabete, Mydske, Sigurd, Skaalhegg, Tore, Skaiaa, Sven Christjar, Thomassen, Øyvind
Format:	research randomized controlled trial Journal Article
Published:	Elsevier B.V. Mar2022
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost