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; Hans Jacomet; Ken Zafren; Grégoire Zen Ruffinen; Bruno Jelk

doi:10.1580/07-WEME-CO-1012.1

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1 June 2008 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, Hans Jacomet, Ken Zafren, Grégoire Zen Ruffinen, Bruno Jelk

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Wilderness & Environmental Medicine, 19(2):108-110 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1580/07-WEME-CO-1012.1

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Injured patients in crevasses who are suspected of having sustained spinal injuries should ideally be extricated after being immobilized in a horizontal position on a stretcher and having a cervical collar applied. Sometimes, however, horizontal stabilization is not possible, because the crevasse is too narrow, and the patient needs to be stabilized in a vertical position. In such cases an extrication device can be a useful adjunct. The Kendrick Extrication Device™ stabilizes the position of the body and maintains firm support of the head, neck, and torso. Therefore, the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine supports the use of this device in narrow crevasses, if horizontal evacuation is not possible.

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Eveline Winterberger, Hans Jacomet, Ken Zafren, Grégoire Zen Ruffinen, and Bruno Jelk "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," Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 19(2), 108-110, (1 June 2008). https://doi.org/10.1580/07-WEME-CO-1012.1

Published: 1 June 2008

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