title: [Probability of dying in an avalanche].
abstract: Of 1,036 people caught in an avalanche and completely buried the burial time and whether they were recovered dead or alive is recorded. The data are used to calculate the likelihood to die in the avalanche as a function of the burial time, using Turnbull's non-parametric method. The result is compared with Brugger's et al for 332 cases. Furthermore the influence on the likelihood of mortality is investigated using further indications to reduce the time interval during which the victim has died.
authors.affiliation: Eidgenössisches Institut für Schnee- und Lawinenforschung, Davos Dorf.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Buser
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Etter
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jaccard
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000401:mortality*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D004190:Disasters; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D011336:Probability; D012066:Relief Work; D012865:Skiing / Q000293:injuries*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013557:Switzerland
vernacular_title: Sterbewahrscheinlichkeit in einer Lawine.