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Avalanche Safety

Avalanche Safety is a risk management framework within outdoor safety science that specifically addresses the prediction, avoidance, and survival of avalanche hazards in mountainous terrain.

108

Publications

3.4K

Citations

258

Authors

127

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

17

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Publications

108

Field management of avalanche victims

Hermann Brugger, Bruno Durrer, Liselotte Adler-Kastner et al. · Resuscitation · 2001 · 187 citations

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Heuristic Traps in Recreational Avalanche Accidents: Evidence and Implications

Ian McCammon · 2004 · 102 citations

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Hypoxia and hypercapnia during respiration into an artificial air pocket in snow: implications for avalanche survival

Hermann Brugger, Günther Sumann, Roland Meister et al. · Resuscitation · 2003 · 101 citations

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Wilderness Medical Society Practice Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Avalanche and Nonavalanche Snow Burial Accidents

Christopher Van Tilburg, Colin K. Grissom, Ken Zafren et al. · Wilderness and Environmental Medicine · 2017 · 87 citations

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Cause of Death in Avalanche Fatalities

Scott McIntosh, Colin K. Grissom, Christopher R. Olivares et al. · Wilderness and Environmental Medicine · 2007 · 76 citations

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Authors

258

  1. HB
    Hermann Brugger

    Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Italy

    12 publications · 755 citations

    11

    h-index

  2. PH
    Pascal Haegeli

    Simon Fraser University, Canada

    7 publications · 268 citations

    7

    h-index

  3. MF
    Markus Falk

    Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Italy

    6 publications · 420 citations

    6

    h-index

  4. SM
    Scott McIntosh

    University of Utah, United States

    6 publications · 230 citations

    6

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  5. IM
    Ian McCammon

    University of Utah, United States

    6 publications · 262 citations

    6

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Institutions

127

  1. Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine

    Bolzano, Italy

    9 h-index

    19 publications

    1K citations

  2. University of Utah

    Salt Lake City, United States

    8 h-index

    22 publications

    774 citations

  3. Eurac Research

    Bolzano, Italy

    7 h-index

    16 publications

    753 citations

  4. Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research

    Birmensdorf, Switzerland

    6 h-index

    14 publications

    780 citations

  5. Innsbruck Medical University

    Innsbruck, Austria

    5 h-index

    17 publications

    701 citations

  6. Simon Fraser University

    Burnaby, Canada

    4 h-index

    7 publications

    328 citations

  7. University of British Columbia

    Vancouver, Canada

    4 h-index

    5 publications

    195 citations

  8. Icelandic Meteorological Office

    Reykjavik, Iceland

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    167 citations

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Venues

  1. Wilderness and Environmental Medicine

    11 publications · 391 citations

    11

    h-index

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  3. Natural Hazards

    7 publications · 241 citations

    7

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  4. Resuscitation

    6 publications · 508 citations

    6

    h-index

  5. Cold Regions Science and Technology

    6 publications · 154 citations

    6

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