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First Published in Australia in 2022 by Arboriculture Australia Ltd . Address :

Email : Website :

4 Marillac Court Frankston VIC 3199

enquiries @ trees . org . au www . trees . org . au

Arboriculture Australia™ is a not-for-profit institution and is the peak national organisation promoting and representing tree workers , arborists , professional tree management , utility vegetation management and urban forestry throughout Australia .

© Arboriculture Australia Ltd 2022 . The copyright includes all text , drawings , sketches and images , except where otherwise marked .

All rights reserved . This book is subject to copyright . Except under the conditions described in the Australian Copyright Act 1968 and subsequent amendments , no part of this publication may be reproduced , stored in a retrieval system , or transmitted in any form or by any means , electronic , mechanical , photocopying , recording , duplicating or otherwise , without the prior permission of the copyright holder .

The information in this document has been reviewed and validated by state , national and international industry representatives and deemed to be an accurate description of appropriate applied-practice skills and techniques , however Arboriculture Australia Ltd and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association accept no responsibility or liability for the accuracy of any information contained in this document or the consequences of any person relying on such information . All rescue activities undertaken are at your own risk .

All enquiries should be addressed to the publisher . ISBN 978-0-6450803-6-0 Author

Alex Wilson Tasmania Fire Service Wilson ’ s Trees

Author and illustrator : Joseph Harris Into Trees

Technical editor : Stewart McKinlay Tasmania Fire Service

Editor :

Margaret Crohn Australian Educational Publications and Training

Design and Layout : Joseph Harris Into Trees

Originally printed in Australia . Document reference codes and titles Document code :

TRM001

Document title :

Tree Rescue Manual Revision date : March 2022

This manual was produced by Arboriculture Australia Ltd and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association in collaboration with the following state and national industry bodies , each of which nominated representatives to review this document on their behalf :

Ratified , printed and distributed in New Zealand by the New Zealand Arboricultural Association .

The chapter on crush injury rescue was written by Warren Frey of the Tasmania Fire Service . This challenging rescue type is sadly common in tree work and is insufficiently addressed by existing literature . Arboriculture Australia and the New Zealand Arboricultural Association are sincerely grateful for Warren ’ s expertise and generous assistance with providing straightforward guidance on recommended responses for crush injury rescue .

The chapter on common arboricultural injuries and contemporary response priorities was co-authored by Adam Marmion , Intensive Care Flight Paramedic with Ambulance Tasmania . A current record of medical ‘ best practice ’ for a range of common tree work injuries will be of enormous benefit for both vertical rescue professionals and the arboricultural industry . This valuable opportunity would not have been possible without Adam ’ s generous contribution .

The authors would like to thank the members of the Tasmania Fire Service vertical rescue team , who reviewed an early draft of this manual whilst undertaking tree rescue training . Their engagement and constructive criticism made this manual a much more useable document .

In addition , the authors would like to thank the members of the Westpac Aeromedical and Medical Retrieval service of Tasmania , who both reviewed the document and contributed to the chapter on injuries and response priorities .

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