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| | Salem Avalanche Information (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16) |
 | | Avalanches are often classified by what they are made of, for example snow, ice, landsliderock or soil avalanches. |
 | | Other rescue devices are proposed, developed and used, such as [http://www.lawinenball.at/ Avalanche Ball], [http://www.avalung.com Avalung vest] and avalanche airbags (most deaths are due to asphyxiasuffocation). |
 | | Once a buried victim is found and his or her head is freed, perform Wilderness first aidfirst aid (airway, breathing, circulation/pulse, arterial bleeding, spinal injuries, fractures, shock, hypothermia, internal injuries, etc), according to local law and custom. |
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