Cause of avalanche death for Canadian victims differs from Europeans: study

Thursday, February 12, 2009 - 13:28 in Health & Medicine

Suffocating in snow is commonly thought to be the main cause of death from avalanches, but researchers say traumatic injuries also need to be considered for many of the accidents in Western Canada.

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