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MARC recordAvalanche survival chances / Markus Falk, Hermann Brugger, Liselotte Adler-Kastner.
| Title: | Avalanche survival chances / Markus Falk, Hermann Brugger, Liselotte Adler-Kastner. |
| Author(s): | Falk, Markus. Brugger, Hermann. Adler-Kastner, Liselotte. |
| Date: | 1994. |
| In: | Nature. (1994.), Vol. 368(6466) (1994) |
| Abstract: | Calculates survival probability in relation to length of time buried in snow, based on data on all avalanche disasters in Switzerland from 1981 to 1991. After 90 min burial with no air pocket, victims soon die. Only optimistic finding is that initial survival probability is much higher than assumed: 92% after 15 min burial. Results emphasize importance of rapid help by companions and may explain low success rate achieved by rescue parties. |
| Notes: | Nature. Vol. 368(6466) :21 (1994). |
| Keywords: | 624.14 -- Snow and ice engineering. 624.144 -- Damage caused by snow and ice. 551.578.48 -- Avalanches. 614.80 -- Accidents and safety precautions. 551.578.46 -- Snow cover and snow patches. E10 -- Glaciology: snow and avalanches. |
| SPRI record no.: | 128526 |
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