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Show 5. The first party may be relieved and sent out of the area. Exhausted rescuers will become casualties themselves if allowed to hang around. 6. With the first party the administrator can send a message giving an estimate of what further equipment and assistance he is likely to need. 7. Shovel crews accompany the probers, relieving them at intervals and digging in any likely spots. They should be prevented from haphazard digging and waste of energy. 8. Systematic probing of any ordinary slide should not take over three or four hours. If this is unsuccessful, the slide must be trenched. This work should more properly be under supervision of County Sheriff or his deputies. 9. Trenches are dug parallel to the contour down to ground level or undisturbed snow at intervals of six feet. If sectional probes are available the interval can be increased to ten feet. Digging begins at the tip of the slide and proceeds uphill. It is best to space the shovel crews along one trench with frequent reliefs. In this way snow from one trench can be thrown into the one just completed. 10. If trenching is necessary, the operation ceases to be of an emergency type. A constant system of relief crews must be organized. General Instructions 1. Regardless of his physical injuries, the victim must be treated first for suffocation and shock. Get the snow out of nose and mouth. Apply artificial respiration if breathing has stopped. Get the victim warm, with body heat if nothing else. 2. Leaders are responsible for the safety of their parties. Avalanche guards must be kept on duty if there is the slightest danger of another slide in the same vicinity. Rescuers must know where to go in case of an alarm. If the danger becomes critical, leaders must not hesitate to call off operations. Avalanche Accident Report 1. Date, time and location of accident. 2. Names of victim and other members of party with any information on their mountain experience. 3. Summary of events leading up to accident: departure point, route and objective of party. - 90 - |