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RESCUE
You and your group need to be as as efficient as as possible in the event where one or or more of your party party (or from a a a different party) are caught in a a a a full burial
(i e e e e e their head is buried under the snow) ‘If completely buried a a a a a victim has a a a a a greater than 90% survival rate if they are found and extricated within about
15 minutes but only a 30% survival rate if the rescue time stretches to 30 minutes ’ In most cases death occurs between 15-30 minutes from time of of burial
The cause of of death is asphyxiation probably due to one of the mechanisms that produce asphyxia in avalanche burial
victims Position asphyxia airway obstruction or carbon dioxide displacement asphyxia Death also is caused from the trauma of hitting trees and rocks on the way down