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Case report: Survival after an unwitnessed deep and long avalanche burial

Year: 2026

Type: article

Study design: Case Report

Abstract: • We report a rare deep (>1.5 meters) and long (>60 minutes) avalanche burial. • Avalanches where ski tracks lead into but not out of the avalanche should be checked for anyone buried. • To our knowledge, the blood gases, are the earliest taken after an avalanche burial. They show profound hypoxia and hypercapnia.

Source: Resuscitation Plus

DOI: 10.1016/j.resplu.2026.101224

Authors: Andreas Bregenzer, Emilis Simeliunas, Benjamin Zweifel, Peter Fiala, Peter Paal, Oliver Reisten, John Ellerton, Evelien Cools

Institutions: University of Bern, University Hospital of Bern, Luzerner Kantonsspital, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research, WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Paracelsus Medical University, Solothurner Spitäler, Hôpital Riviera-Chablais

Language: English

Topic: Winter Sports Injuries and Performance

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $2,450

OpenAlex ID: W7123340520

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