What would you do?

Fairfield · 31st January 2010, 05:06 AM

Here is something I was thinking up the other night at work.
You have a climber working on taking down a spar. The climber after bucking off a section you notice him/her go limp and is not responding to you.

The climber's waist line is just under the top of the spur giving the rescuer no traditional high point. There is also no other tree/ hight point around to tie into and you are to high for a ground ladder or ladder truck. There is no worries about trauma due to the groundie watching the whole time, and stating that the climber never was hit. This is purely a medical issue. The climber is spiked in and had a lanyard keeping him/her from falling.

How are you as the rescuer going to go about making the rescue? Keep in mind the clock is now ticking on the chance of making the medical problem two fold with the setting in of suspention trauma.

Garry Brockley · 31st January 2010, 06:21 AM

Always have a second climber / rescuer on the team with a harness and kit available, get groundie to call emergency services, spike/climb up to the climber always talking to them to try to get a response, once at the injured person, reassess the injured person DRABC and relay any findings to the groundie to give to the emergency services, cinch a strap around the spar that you can lower yourself and the injured person on.

attach yourself to the persons harness bridge (i use a short 150mm 1.5 tonne strap with a karabina at either end) first to them then pull them to you, place them either between your legs controlling their head or accross your thighs, lower with one hand protect/ control the head with the other, talk to them and the groundie all the time about what is going on, once they are secure to you undo or cut their attachments.

get them to the floor, reassess DRABC deal with injuries in order of severity i.e. forget the cut hand if they have gone into diabetic shock.

Hope thats what you were after and you can follow what i mean.

DRABC = *Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation*

Fairfield · 31st January 2010, 06:28 AM

This is a good answer that I thought would be brought up. Thing is are you going to have enought room to cinch the victim upward in order to take pressure off the lanyard and off the spikes ( mind you spikes will prob be easy due to just bending the leg)?

Fairfield · 31st January 2010, 06:30 AM

Keep them coming thou, I would like to see what we all have as a plan to an event such as this.

Eric Frei · 31st January 2010, 12:52 PM

It's called a pole top rescue, probably the toughest to perfom.

31st January 2010, 05:06 AM	#1
Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 125	What would you do? Here is something I was thinking up the other night at work. You have a climber working on taking down a spar. The climber after bucking off a section you notice him/her go limp and is not responding to you. The climber's waist line is just under the top of the spur giving the rescuer no traditional high point. There is also no other tree/ hight point around to tie into and you are to high for a ground ladder or ladder truck. There is no worries about trauma due to the groundie watching the whole time, and stating that the climber never was hit. This is purely a medical issue. The climber is spiked in and had a lanyard keeping him/her from falling. How are you as the rescuer going to go about making the rescue? Keep in mind the clock is now ticking on the chance of making the medical problem two fold with the setting in of suspention trauma. __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you

31st January 2010, 06:21 AM	#2
Garry Brockley Bayside Tree Care Brisbane Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Brisbane Aus Posts: 1,649	Re: What would you do? Always have a second climber / rescuer on the team with a harness and kit available, get groundie to call emergency services, spike/climb up to the climber always talking to them to try to get a response, once at the injured person, reassess the injured person DRABC and relay any findings to the groundie to give to the emergency services, cinch a strap around the spar that you can lower yourself and the injured person on. attach yourself to the persons harness bridge (i use a short 150mm 1.5 tonne strap with a karabina at either end) first to them then pull them to you, place them either between your legs controlling their head or accross your thighs, lower with one hand protect/ control the head with the other, talk to them and the groundie all the time about what is going on, once they are secure to you undo or cut their attachments. get them to the floor, reassess DRABC deal with injuries in order of severity i.e. forget the cut hand if they have gone into diabetic shock. Hope thats what you were after and you can follow what i mean. DRABC = Danger, Response, Airway, Breathing, Circulation __________________ My business:- Brisbane Bayside Tree Care

31st January 2010, 06:28 AM	#3
Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 125	Re: What would you do? This is a good answer that I thought would be brought up. Thing is are you going to have enought room to cinch the victim upward in order to take pressure off the lanyard and off the spikes ( mind you spikes will prob be easy due to just bending the leg)? __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you

31st January 2010, 06:30 AM	#4
Fairfield Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Bucks county Pa USA Posts: 125	Re: What would you do? Keep them coming thou, I would like to see what we all have as a plan to an event such as this. __________________ Hi yes you know me I am B.A.M.F nice to meet you

31st January 2010, 12:52 PM	#5
Eric Frei Admin - Razor sharp and independent 2 X Diploma Level 5 qualified arborist Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,820	Re: What would you do? It's called a pole top rescue, probably the toughest to perfom. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

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