Search Is a Time-Critical Event: When Search and Rescue Missions May Become Futile

• 2007

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• Annette Adams; Terri Schmidt; Craig Newgard; Carol Federiuk; Michael Christie; Sean Scorvo
PMID: 17590071DOI: https://doi.org/10.1580/06-weme-or-035r1.1

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This study looks at search and rescue missions in Oregon over seven years to find the best time to stop a search. It describes how researchers used data from past searches, excluding certain types, to create a model. They found that after 51 hours of searching, finding survivors becomes unlikely. The model was tested and showed high accuracy in predicting survival chances based on search time alone. This information can help rescue teams decide when to start or change their search efforts for missing people.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audience: Emergency Managers

Emergency Management Stage: Response

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Age Factors; Child; Cohort Studies; Disaster Planning; Retrospective Studies; Seasons; Sex Factors; Survival; Survival Rate; Time and Motion Studies; Time Factors; Adolescent; Rescue Work; Wilderness Medicine

Institutions: Oregon Health & Science University

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