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Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther · Jan 2013
Case ReportsDeep snow immersion suffocation--the deadly threat.
- Sylweriusz Kosiński, Jakub Jasiński, Stanisław Krzeptowski-Sabała, Jan Gąsienica-Roj, and Andrzej Górka.
- Tatra Mountain Rescue Service, Zakopane, Poland. kosa@mp.pl
- Anaesthesiol Intensive Ther. 2013 Jan 1; 45 (1): 33-4.
AbstractThis report presents the case of non-avalanche-related snow immersion death in the Tatra Mountains, which meets all the criteria of this rare phenomenon. The causes and mechanism of deep snow immersion suffocation as well as prevention strategies are discussed.
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