An Avalanche Awareness Episode: Dr. Patrick Fink and the Latest Research on the Safeback SBX System
About this episode
This episode features Dr. Patrick Fink discussing new research on the Safeback SBX system for avalanche safety.
In this episode, which comes fast on the heels of our last episode (we’re getting a bit ambitious over here), we explore some new research about the Safeback SBX system . The research paper we explore is titled "Respiratory Gas Shifts to Delay Asphyxiation in Critical Avalanche Burial." The research paper was published in the esteemed Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). Our resident ER Doc and wilderness medicine expert, Dr. Patrick Fink, is our guest to help break down the research. Ok, what is the Safeback SBX system? Here’s how Fink explains it: “It’s a manually-triggered fan system that can be integrated into a backpack or vest that directs a flow of fresh air around a rider’s face during an avalanche burial." We have a few articles about the Safeback SBX system—you can find those stories here . If you are new to The High Route , we are a reader and listener-supported enterprise focusing on human-powered turn making. Our mission is simple, but it takes real-deal calorie-burning to piece it all together. We’d like to thank Patagonia , Blue Ice , and ATK for supporting us. We are also excited to announce that you can subscribe to Issues 2 and 3 of our fine print…
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