title: Does Rescue Collapse Mandate a Paradigm Shift in the Field Management of Avalanche Victims?
authors.affiliation: 1 Emergency Service, University Hospital Centre , Lausanne, Switzerland .
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pasquier
authors.affiliation: 2 SAMU 38, Pôle Urgences-Médecine Aiguë, CHU de Grenoble , Grenoble, France .
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blancher
authors.affiliation: 3 Air-Glaciers SA et GRIMM, Maison FXB du Sauvetage , Sion, Switzerland .
authors.forename: Grégoire
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zen Ruffinen
authors.affiliation: 1 Emergency Service, University Hospital Centre , Lausanne, Switzerland .
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hugli
mesh_terms: D001237:Asphyxia / Q000150:complications; D055875:Avalanches; D064891:Disaster Victims; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007035:Hypothermia / Q000150:complications; D018635:Rescue Work / Q000379:methods*; D013534:Survival; D055986:Vital Signs