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Title: Snow Immersion Suffocation- The Silent Killer at Ski Areas
Date: 2012
Authors: Paul Baugher
Description: From 1990/91 to 2011/12, there have been sixty-four Snow Immersion Suffocation (SIS) cases reported at U.S. ski areas. Comparing inherent risks at ski...
Object ID: issw-2012-220-226.pdf
Keywords: snow immersion, suffocation, sis, narsid, ski area, risk management, ski safety, skier education
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Title: An AvaLung - Associated Avalanche Survival
Date: 2002
Authors: Thomas J.Crowley, Dale Atkins, Colin K.Grissom, Martin I.Radwin, Michael P.Morrissey
Description: Background: In controlled experiments the AvaLung, using air contained within snow, maintains buried persons' oxygenation adequately for 60 minutes or...
Object ID: issw-2002-189-193.pdf
Keywords: asphyxia, suffocation, ski, tree wells
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Title: Avalanche Victim's Air-From-Snow Breathing Device
Date: 1996
Authors: Thomas J. Crowley
Description: This describes a patented emergency breathing device for a person buried in snow. The device extracts air from snow, which contains some 50-90 percent...
Object ID: issw-1996-306-308.pdf
Keywords: survival, suffocation, tree wells
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