Well, at least we've moved beyond negative ranting and raving to semi-negative ranting and raving with a pseudo positive suggestion process. I am unsure that anyone is teaching or advocating "ripping the guy out of the tree." I think everyone realizes that the first action that needs to occur is checking out the situation as to patient's wellbeing, stability, etc. Unfortunately, that entails climbing up, one way or another, to where the patient is. At that point common sense would dictate whether or not the "patient" can be moved safely, particularly in light of what folks have learned in basic first aid. There is no reason you cannot stop the bleeding in the tree, provided the bleeding is within your capability to stop in the tree, and I do not believe that I implied in my last message that the patient could not be treated, within reason, in the tree. As regards the level of training, we are unable to even dictate or insure certified arborist status, let alone quality tree work with
the tree's well-being in
mind, how do you suggest we mandate/dictate first responder training? Of course rescue professionals are going to pick apart the video "bad," I would imagine that given a video of them attempting to gain access to a 200 foot Doug-fir, I would pick their performance apart "bad" also. Perhaps the phrase should not be "go get him, quick," but rather "go get to him quick, and find out what his life sustaining needs are!"
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