PIEPS MICRO - 4.9 Search Mode and Strategy; 4.9.1 Avalanche Emergency

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4.9 SEARCH MODE | SEARCH STRATEGY
4.9.1 Avalanche emergency
A person buried under an avalanche has the greatest chance of being rescued quickly if as many of the
companions in the group were not buried and these people are able to work efficiently as a team to rescue the
victim. If the worst happens, the following applies: REMAIN CALM, OBSERVE, ALERT, ACT WITH COORDINATION!
(1) Remain calm and get an overview of the situation
 Are there any further dangers?
 Number of victims?
 Establish primary search area!
(2) Make a brief emergency call
 Max. 2 minutes
 EU 112, AT 140, CH 1414, IT 118, FR 15
(3) Burial search
 Signal search (eyes + ears, avalanche probe)
 Coarse search (from first reception)
 Fine search (from 5 m on the surface)
 Pinpointing (systematic probing)
(4) Systematic digging
(5) First Aid
(6) Rescue
Point of impact
Point of disappearance
Primary
Search area
Signal search
Coarse search
Fine search
Pinpointing
Result Accuracy
Search Speed