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Quality Indicators for Avalanche Victim Management and Rescue

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  • Alexandre Kottmann

    (Rega—Swiss Air Ambulance, Zürich Airport, 8058 Zürich, Switzerland
    Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
    International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland)

  • Mathieu Pasquier

    (Emergency Department, Lausanne University Hospital, 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland
    International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland)

  • Giacomo Strapazzon

    (International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland
    Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine, Eurac Research, 39100 Bolzano, Italy
    CNSAS—Corpo Nazionale Soccorso Alpino e Speleologico, National Medical School, 20124 Milano, Italy)

  • Ken Zafren

    (International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland
    Alaska Native Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 4300 Diplomacy Drive, Anchorage, AK 99508, USA
    Stanford University Medical Center, Department of Emergency Medicine, 900 Welch Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304, USA)

  • John Ellerton

    (International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland)

  • Peter Paal

    (International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom), 8058 Zürich, Switzerland
    Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine, St. John of God Hospital, Paracelsus Medical University, Kajetanerplatz 1, 5020 Salzburg, Austria)

Abstract

Decisions in the management and rescue of avalanche victims are complex and must be made in difficult, sometimes dangerous, environments. Our goal was to identify indicators for quality measurement in the management and rescue of avalanche victims. The International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom) convened a group of internal and external experts. We used brainstorming and a five-round modified nominal group technique to identify the most relevant quality indicators (QIs) according to the National Quality Forum Measure Evaluation Criteria. Using a consensus process, we identified a set of 23 QIs to measure the quality of the management and rescue of avalanche victims. These QIs may be a valuable tool for continuous quality improvement. They allow objective feedback to rescuers regarding clinical performance and identify areas that should be the foci of further quality improvement efforts in avalanche rescue.

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  • Alexandre Kottmann & Mathieu Pasquier & Giacomo Strapazzon & Ken Zafren & John Ellerton & Peter Paal, 2021. "Quality Indicators for Avalanche Victim Management and Rescue," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-9, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:18:p:9570-:d:633369
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