Triaging Multiple Victims in an Avalanche Setting: The Avalanche Survival Optimizing Rescue Triage Algorithmic Approach Lee B. Bogle, MD, Jeff J. Boyd,

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Triaging Multiple Victims in an Avalanche Setting: The Avalanche Survival Optimizing Rescue Triage Algorithmic Approach Lee B. Bogle, MD, Jeff J. Boyd, MBBS, UIAGM, Kyle A. McLaughlin, CCFP (EM) Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 21, Issue 1, Pages 28-34 (March 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.wem.2009.12.002 Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Algorithm for on-site management of avalanche victims. Staging of hypothermia according to Swiss Society of Mountain Medicine guidelines. *Transport to nearest hospital for serum potassium measurement if hospitalization in a specialist unit with cardiopulmonary bypass facilities is not logistically possible. Source: Reprinted from Ref. 18 with permission. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 28-34DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2009.12.002) Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The Avalanche Survival Optimizing Rescue Triage (AvSORT) algorithm for the management of multiple burials in an avalanche to be used as an initial triage tool when needs exceed resources. Further treatment within the scope of rescuer ability with standard first aid principles may be warranted upon extraction and evaluation of all victims. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2010 21, 28-34DOI: (10.1016/j.wem.2009.12.002) Copyright © 2010 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions