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DUREE MOYENNE DEGAGEMENT [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-04-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Search and Rescue (Paramilitary)
  • Atmospheric, Climatic and Meteorological Phenomena
CONT

Using an avalanche beacon to locate a buried victim reduces the average extrication time from 120 to 35 minutes, but it only decreases the mortality rate from 76% to 66%.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche et sauvetage (Paramilitaire)
  • Phénomènes météorologiques, climatiques et atmosphériques
CONT

L’emploi de l’ARVA [appareil de recherche] pour localiser les victimes d’avalanches permet de ramener le temps moyen d’extraction d’une personne ensevelie de 120 à 35 minutes, mais le taux de mortalité ne s’en trouve pas réduit de manière spectaculaire.

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