ICAR MEDCOM
Alpine Rescue & Mountain Emergency Medicine

ICAR MED REC 0038 2020
Determination of Death in Mountain Rescue

No.

ICAR-MED-REC-0038-2020

Version

1.0

Title

Determination of Death in Mountain Rescue:
Recommendations of the International Commission for Mountain Emergency Medicine (ICAR MedCom)

Author(s)

Schön Corinna, Gordon Les, Hölzl Natalie, Milani Mario, Paal Peter, Zafren Ken

Responsible person

Schön, Corinna

Originally based on

N/A

Date of publication

17 / 10 / 2020

Valid Until

16 / 10 / 2025


Background

Guidelines for the determination of death exist, but proper use can be difficult. In the mountains, objective dangers can prevent direct examination of an apparently lifeless person and thus prevents a determination of death assessment. We aim to give general information and to discuss the criteria for determination of death in the field for medical personnel and laypersons.

Publication

This work was published in the journal Wilderness and Environmental Medicine.
Published online on October 17 2020 (epub ahead of print)

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