Avalanche Safety Practices in Utah

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Avalanche Safety Practices in Utah Natalie A. Silverton, MD, Scott E. McIntosh, MD, Han S. Kim, PhD, MSPH Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 18, Issue 4, Pages 264-270 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1580/06-WEME-OR-049R2.1 Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Travel with a partner. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are noted in parentheses. OOB indicates out of bounds. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 264-270DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-OR-049R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Travel with an avalanche transceiver. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are noted in parentheses. OOB indicates out of bounds. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 264-270DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-OR-049R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 Travel with a shovel. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are noted in parentheses. OOB indicates out of bounds. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 264-270DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-OR-049R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Travel with an avalanche probe. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are noted in parentheses. OOB indicates out of bounds. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 264-270DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-OR-049R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Avalanche safety course participation. Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are noted in parentheses. OOB indicates out of bounds. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 264-270DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-OR-049R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 Minimum safety practice (traveling with a partner and carrying an avalanche transceiver and shovel). Ninety-five percent confidence intervals are noted in parentheses. OOB indicates out of bounds. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2007 18, 264-270DOI: (10.1580/06-WEME-OR-049R2.1) Copyright © 2007 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions