The Use of Extrication Devices in Crevasse Accidents: Official Statement of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the Terrestrial.

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The Use of Extrication Devices in Crevasse Accidents: Official Statement of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine and the Terrestrial Rescue Commission of the International Commission for Alpine Rescue Intended for Physicians, Paramedics, and Mountain Rescuers Eveline Winterberger, MD, Hans Jacomet, MD, Ken Zafren, MD, Grégoire Zen Ruffinen, MD, Bruno Jelk Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 19, Issue 2, Pages 108-110 (June 2008) DOI: 10.1580/07-WEME-CO-1012.1 Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Patient in a narrow crevasse being secured using a safety harness. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 108-110DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-CO-1012.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Applying cervical collar and extrication device in the crevasse. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 108-110DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-CO-1012.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Patient and rescuer at the edge of the crevasse. The patient is lifted using a supplemental safety harness. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2008 19, 108-110DOI: (10.1580/07-WEME-CO-1012.1) Copyright © 2008 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions