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Deploy your airbag
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Get off the slab and/or out of the slide
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Fight to keep your head above the surface
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Hands to your face when it slows down
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Remain calm ... your partners know how to find you
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Watch the victim and establish a last seen point
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Call 911
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Scene safety is a priority - determine if you can conduct a search without another avalanche event, or other terrain related injury
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Establish a leader and make a plan
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Conduct your search
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Treat the victim for trauma and hypothermia
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Be prepared to spend the night out