Extreme Cooling Rates in Avalanche Victims: Case Report and Narrative Review

• Published in: High altitude medicine & biology
• Main Authors: Mittermair, Christof, Foidl, Eva, Wallner, Bernd, Brugger, Hermann, Paal, Peter
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2021
• Subjects: avalanche; resuscitation; emergencies; hypothermia; cardiac arrest; rewarming

Mittermair, Christof, Eva Foidl, Bernd Wallner, Hermann Brugger, and Peter Paal. Extreme cooling rates in avalanche victims: case report and narrative review. 00:000-000, 2021. We report a 25-year-old female backcountry skier who was buried by an avalanche during ascent. A cooling rate of 8.5°C/h fr...