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Civilian Emergency Platform
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — You or someone nearby is buried in avalanche snow.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — NOT EXPERT REVIEWED — NOT FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Victim disappears in moving snow cloud.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Surface shows partial body, equipment, or hand sticking out.
Scene hazards: Asphyxiation, Hypothermia, Secondary avalanche, Trauma
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Witness: watch and mark exact last seen location.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Switch beacon to search mode and begin signal search.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Probe in spiral from last seen point at 25 cm spacing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Dig downhill from probe strike — victims are below board.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call mountain rescue with GPS, party size, and beacon status.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Helicopter rescue may be required in remote terrain.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Extracted victims need hypothermia treatment even if conscious.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Airway obstruction kills faster than cold — prioritize face excavation.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT send entire group onto same slope that just slid.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT assume unburied members are safe — check for trauma.
MYTH: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Swimming motions help you stay on top of an avalanche
REALITY: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche debris flows turbulently — fighting exhausts you. Create air space if buried.
DANGER: DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Wasted energy and deeper burial from thrashing.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Avalanche snow sets like concrete — victims cannot dig themselves out easily.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Air pocket and calm breathing extend survival time.