{
  "id": "emergency/avalanche-probe-self-arrest",
  "signature": "AI tells backcountry skiers to use avalanche probes as walking poles or for self-arrest, ignoring that probes are for locating buried victims and can break under load",
  "signature_zh": "AI告诉野外滑雪者将雪崩探杆用作行走杖或自我制动，忽略了探杆用于定位被埋受害者且可能在负载下断裂",
  "regex": "avalanche.probe.*walking|probe.*self.arrest|probe.*trekking.pole",
  "domain": "emergency",
  "category": "life_safety",
  "subcategory": null,
  "root_cause": "The AI misattributes avalanche probe function: probes are thin aluminum/carbon fiber poles designed for probing snow to find buried victims, not for supporting body weight or arresting a slide; they can bend or snap",
  "root_cause_type": "generic",
  "root_cause_zh": "AI错误归因雪崩探杆功能：探杆是细铝/碳纤维杆，设计用于探测雪以找到被埋受害者，而非支撑体重或制止滑落；它们可能弯曲或断裂",
  "versions": [
    {
      "version": "AIARE Avalanche Rescue 2023",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "Avalanche.org Equipment Guide 2024",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    },
    {
      "version": "Backcountry Access Probe Manual 2023",
      "introduced": null,
      "deprecated": null,
      "removed": null,
      "behavior_change": null,
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "os_specific": {},
  "dead_ends": [
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Avalanche probes are designed for axial compression during probing, not lateral or bending loads. Using as a walking pole can cause permanent bending or breakage, rendering it useless for rescue",
      "fail_rate": 0.9,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "Probes lack the curved pick and shaft strength of an ice axe; they will likely snap or pull out of snow, offering no braking force. Self-arrest requires an ice axe or ski pole with basket",
      "fail_rate": 0.95,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "",
      "why_fails": "A bent probe from walking use will not slide smoothly through snow during probing, reducing sensitivity and potentially missing a victim",
      "fail_rate": 0.8,
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds": [
    {
      "action": "Use dedicated trekking poles for travel; keep avalanche probe collapsed and stored in backpack. Only deploy probe during organized rescue or beacon search. Example: 'Store probe in side pocket, fully collapsed. When beacon indicates victim within 5m, assemble probe and probe systematically in grid pattern.'",
      "success_rate": 0.95,
      "how": "Use dedicated trekking poles for travel; keep avalanche probe collapsed and stored in backpack. Only deploy probe during organized rescue or beacon search. Example: 'Store probe in side pocket, fully collapsed. When beacon indicates victim within 5m, assemble probe and probe systematically in grid pattern.'",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "If no ice axe is available for self-arrest, use ski poles with baskets: grip near basket, dig into snow, and roll onto side. Do not use probe for this purpose.",
      "success_rate": 0.7,
      "how": "If no ice axe is available for self-arrest, use ski poles with baskets: grip near basket, dig into snow, and roll onto side. Do not use probe for this purpose.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    },
    {
      "action": "Practice probing technique: hold probe with both hands, insert vertically at 90° to snow surface, feel for resistance change. Use systematic grid (1m spacing) over the beacon search area. Replace bent probes immediately.",
      "success_rate": 0.85,
      "how": "Practice probing technique: hold probe with both hands, insert vertically at 90° to snow surface, feel for resistance change. Use systematic grid (1m spacing) over the beacon search area. Replace bent probes immediately.",
      "condition": "",
      "sources": []
    }
  ],
  "workarounds_zh": [
    "使用专用徒步杖行进；将雪崩探杆折叠并存放在背包中。仅在组织救援或信标搜索时展开探杆。示例：'将探杆存放在侧袋中，完全折叠。当信标指示受害者在5米内时，组装探杆并系统地进行网格探测。'",
    "如果没有冰镐用于自我制动，使用带雪篮的滑雪杖：抓住靠近雪篮处，插入雪中，并侧滚。不要为此目的使用探杆。",
    "练习探测技术：双手握探杆，垂直插入雪面（90°角），感受阻力变化。在信标搜索区域使用系统网格（1米间距）。立即更换弯曲的探杆。"
  ],
  "transition_graph": {
    "leads_to": [],
    "preceded_by": [],
    "frequently_confused_with": []
  },
  "official_doc_url": "https://avalanche.org/avalanche-safety/equipment/",
  "official_doc_section": null,
  "error_code": "AVALANCHE-PROBE-ERR-009",
  "verification_tier": "ai_generated",
  "confidence": 0.84,
  "fix_success_rate": 0.85,
  "resolvable": "true",
  "first_seen": "2025-01-15",
  "last_confirmed": "2024-06-01",
  "last_updated": "2024-06-01",
  "evidence_count": 1,
  "tags": [],
  "locale": "en",
  "aliases": []
}