Lift A Log: Rescue Technique

Important technique to know for lifting a section of a tree off of a pinned victim. Steps in the process: 1, Set cribbing in place to prevent the tree from moving. 2, Make two holes through the log with four bore cuts each. The holes must be large enough for your poles to slide through. 3, Make angled cuts so the section can't fall, and wedge the section in place. 4, use poles to lift the log section off, and don't step on the victim. Each hole requires making four bore cuts through the log; become proficient at bore cutting before you try this. Look at other videos that demonstrate how to perform a bore cut to learn how. Demonstration by chainsaw instructor Joe Glenn.

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[MrLeonard55]

Why not just cut the log so it comes off a person?

[DavidN23Skidoo]

@MrLeonard55 You don't want to do any harm to the person as the log is removed.

[taxus76]

Why not put some straps around the cut section to put the carry logs through? It would be quicker and you wouldn’t have all those plunge cuts going on near the victim!

[DavidN23Skidoo]

@taxus76 Rescuers should use the quickest and safest method available, so if they have straps, they should use them. Timber workers ususally have a saw, some wedges, and a sledge hammer or pole ax, so this is a method they could employ quickly if the need arose.

[Karlos77777777]

why not just put two guys at each end ? but none the less very nice job

[DavidN23Skidoo]

@Karlos77777777  Green wood will run 55 to 60 pounds per cubic foot...would need super-heroes at each end.

[Slimousek1]

@MrLeonard55

do profesinala ma hodne daleko



[mikepepler]

Nice technique. I was wondering if you were going to use the poles as levers to lift the log off - I guess you might need to if there weren't four people to lift them...

[ZEEMADMAN]

You can Restore Pressure to the Body with Pneumatic Devices.You wrap them in Sleeve(s)&Pump the Pressure back up on them until they can reach the Hospital. Hopefully it will be a Trauma Center that's ready to take into Surgery Immediately upon arrival.They can Hang I'V's with Blood,Saline,Plasma,etc,to maintain their Blood Presure until the Bleeders have been stopped with Surgical Repairs.I've heard of cases where they bring Family there before they take off theObjects knowing their going toDie!

[sneakyabcd]

@Reid107 Right, I see what your saying, you cant just lift the thing off them right when you get there, you gotta be ready.

[Reid107]

@sneakyabcd Agreed, but if the log has been on them for any length of time, you friggen well better be ready for them to crash once it comes off. It may be inevitable, but it can be fixed.

[goldmaz23]

@DavidN23Skidoo so cut for 5 mins when 5mins can mean the life or death block up both ends cut and then lift it off you only have to lift one end as another person pull the person clear

[sneakyabcd]

@Reid107 well, they can't stay under the log forever, you gotta get them out sooner or later...

[stihl460bertha]

if you ever need to rescue me us the saw made to rescue not a husky i would rather die to the sound of a stihl than a rc car engine

[wakefilioso]

easiest way is to not be the dumbass who gets trapped underneath a tree. stay out of the drop zone, common sense. i have heard of situations where climbers are tied in above a rotten spot in a tree, and the ground workers pull in the dersired direction and pull the tree off above the rotten spot, with the climber attatched. at that point, you may need to employ this technique. the chances are, however, that the climber is dead after he hits the ground. tree care is a dangerous business.

[joshreid182]

so you cut two holes through the person so that it's easy to lift them with a couple of limbs or poles? thank you