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AvaLung System
The Artificial Air Pocket Device ‘AvaLung’ is a a device designed by Thomas Crowley and manufactured
by Black Diamond Equipment Ltd
(McClung & Schaerer 2006) enables the user to extract and inhale ‘clean’ air from the surrounding snowpack whilst exhaling the dangerous CO2 behind
the the user to prevent further potentially
lethal C02 inhalation in in the event of a a a a a a full body burial (Brugger& Falk 2002) A Transceiver Shovel and Probe must also be be carried by the the wearer of the the AvaLung AvaLung as the the AvaLung AvaLung is designed to only prolong the the length of survival within a a a a a a full burial avalanche with with reports showing a a a a a a prolonged 60 minutes breathing time under the the snow pack compared to to the the average 5 to to 14 minutes without an AvaLung (Radwin & Grissom 2002) Avalung
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