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We are introducing FREE-to-ALL  BUYERS GUIDES to make better use of all the MARKET GUIDE articles we have in all of our magazines. These will be free as hyperlinked, digital, page-turning publications that are continually updated on the same link so that readers can get the latest version whenever they want to take a look for something. New products will be incorporated into the tables and intros as they are released, prices will be continually monitored and updated and discontinued models will have a note to that effect before being removed altogether.  Rope & arborist Eqpt out in MAY and June.                     Advertisers click here 

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ROCK EXOTICA OMNI 

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Welcome to TECHNICAL RESCUE Media site, home of three PRINT titles, one Electronic-only title and, eventually an extrication manual.  All of our titles concentrate on equipment and techniques (rather than news and policy which is well catered for in other industry magazines) with Gear Reviews, Market Guides and techniques articles. Details of each issue are on the SHOP page but to make things easier for the free pdf versions you can can just click on most front covers to get them rather than have to use the shopping cart.

Brexit, Covid, climate catastrophes, energy/cost-of-living increases, an interest rates surge and the shameful invasion of Ukraine have all adversely affected most aspects of life across the world, some very much worse than others. We have been fortunate in being largely unaffected having been able to shed unnecessary costs like the office ! but there are production delays and there have been big increases in costs. Otherwise, it's business as usual for us - we were never on time even before all this madness! 

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Digital Subscribers to the PDF get a higher resolution version presented as a page-turning or flip publication. A regular pdf version can be downloaded from the flip-page version. Print subscribers now also get the higher resolution flip-page version sent automatically as part of their subscription.

 

Mailing costs and reliability continue to be ridiculous and you can circumvent these by purchasing our magazines from a STOCKIST  currently in UK, USA, Canada, NZ, Belgium, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong,  We had to increase PRINT subscription costs this year for the first time in a decade and may need to increase print subscription costs a little more in 2023, probably to around $30/4 issues (plus postage outside of UK/US/Canada) but we'll stave that off for as long as possible so print subscriptions will remain at US$25/4 issues and $40/8 issues (plus $5 & $10 post outside of the UK/Eire and USA/Canada. Digital subscriptions are unaffected by mailing costs and in the new Higher Resolution PAGE-TURNING or FLIP-PAGE version cost $2.50 each, $8 for 4 issues or $15 for 8 issues. You can specify different titles for you 4 or 8 issues - just email us with what you want eg. 2xWSAR and 6x TechRescue etc. 


TECHNICALRESCUE  is the oldest international rescue magazine in the world having been published for over 30 years and is for emergency services (fire-rescue, police, tactical/military,  trauma doctors/ambulance, coastguard, medevac helicopters, swiftwater, beach rescue, disaster response, industrial and mines rescue teams). It covers Rope and Water Rescue, Extrication, USAR, ParaRescue, Tactical intervention and EMS. We have recovered some Digital Back issues (39,40,41,46 so far) and we have limited PRINT back issues from 1 to 64  at $3.50/ £2.50 each. Email for details. Issues 8,9, 12,13, 16,19,21,23,26,28 NOT AVAILABLE 

ARBCLIMBER is for professional arborists and forestry workers but also recreational tree climbers. Editorial concentrates on climbing, rigging and rescue plus climbing competitions form around the world. We look in details at all equipment from ropes, hardware, harnesses and helmets to chainsaws, power tools, battery tools, boots, clothing and first-aid/rescue eqpt. Issues 1,2 &4 no longer available in print except for a handful of 'collector's' copies of 1 & 4 recently found & just added. 

WILDERNESSSAR originally called  PARKRANGER pre-issue 5. The title was changed to better reflect the coverage which, while including National Parks was thought by many to be exclusively for National Park rangers. It is the same magazine covering Wilderness Search & Rescue, Mountain and Cave Rescue, SAR Helicopters, Search Dog handlers, offshore marine rescue and National Parks personnel. Rope, search and water rescue techniques/equipment form the core of every issue. Also search techniques, heli-ops, trauma, offshore (lifeboats) rescue and surviving in the great outdoors inc. modern clothing, packs, tents, boots and electronics.

 

ACCESS&RESCUE is our FREE  Emag provides background to all the print magazines as well as rope and difficult access. Now presented in the same Page-turning format that digital subscribers to the print magazines get. If viewing on a Mobile it is best to click the cloud/download icon to sharpen the image and present as single page view. This larger file can take a short while to sharpen.

ACCESS&RESCUE emag  previews what's been in and is coming up in the magazines. It has unique and archive articles and product information. 

ACCESS&RESCUE is out twice a year free-to-all. 

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NEXT ISSUE -Delayed due to BUYERS GUIDES

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Our very best wishes to the people of Ukraine in the face of  a shameful invasion by Russia with regular criminal attacks on civilians and civilian infrastructure which must surely be prosecuted by the United Nations, if not this regular series of atrocities then what use is the UN?  Stay safe to all and to emergency  and rescue personnel including some of our own contributors, friends  and advisors providing humanitarian assistance  in Ukraine.

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BUYERSGUIDES

UPDATES STATUS

Prior to their release from later in May, all GUIDES will be be updated or updating but the Guides closest to a finish are shown here.  All updated GUIDES will be listed here.

 

ARB                      CLIMBING Ropes                                UPDATING

ROPE/ARB/BLACK        Rigging Plates               UPDATED

ROPE/ARB/BLACK        Ascenders                     UPDATING

ARB                     Chainsaw Boots                                UPDATING

ARB                     Battery Chainsaws                           UPDATING

ARB                      Hybrid Descenders                          UPDATED

ARB                      Impact Blocks/Pulleys                    UPDATED

ROPE/ARB/BLACK         Swivels                            UPDATED

ROPE/ARB/BLACK                    Pulleys                              NEW

ROPE/ARB/BLACK                 Carabiners                       NEW

ARB                             Chainsaw Trousers                                 NEW

USAR                         UAV Drones                                                 NEW

WATER                    Surface & Sub-Surface Drones        NEW

ROPE/BLACK   Powered Ascenders                               NEW

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UNSOCIAL MEDIA

 NB: FACEBOOK PAGE, COOKIES & DATA: We don't do Facebook, Twitter or indeed any social media unless WhatsApping the pub address counts? We don't  track or collect data other than subscriber mailing and email addresses to actually be able to send the magazines. We don't sell ANY data to anybody else. There is a LinkedIn page from when it first started  that we try to ignore and an ArbClimber facebook page but we have no access to it to delete it or amend it because it was put up by a well meaning supporter years ago.

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THUMBNAILS

CHECK OUT THE CONTENT PROGRESS of FORTHCOMING ISSUES

(See drop down menu for each title). Progress of each issue of all three print titles can be tracked with live thumbnails showing what's on each page of the current and  forthcoming issues. 

MARKET GUIDE articles

TR84: Battery Rams

            Powered Ascenders

TR83: Battery Spreaders

            Inflatable (powered) Boats

TR82: Battery Cutters

            Inflatable Open-Stern Sleds/Rafts

TR81: Battery Combi-Tools

            Inflatable Platforms

TR80: Con-Space Rescue Stretchers

           Waterproof Wheeled Long Cases 

TR79: Waterproof Wheeled Cases pt3

TR78: Waterproof Wheeled Cases pt2

TR77: Waterproof Wheeled Cases pt1

TR76: Escape/Bailout Descenders

TR75: AutoLock Descenders

TR74: Search Cameras

           Evacuation Triangles

TR73: Stabilisation Struts

           Progress Capture Pulleys

TR72: Back Up Devices

TR71: Canyoning Hardware

TR70: <10mm Canyoning Ropes

TR69: Mini Hauling Kits

TR68: Harness Tool Hooks

TR67: Escape/Bailout Ropes

TR66: Surface Drysuits

TR65: Multi-Gas Monitors

TR64: Rescue Swivels

TR63: Rescue PFDs with QHRS

TR61: Amphibious Craft

TR60: Water Rescue Boards/Sleds

TR59: Flat-Bottom Polymer Boats

TR58: PWC/Jetbikes

TR57: Hovercraft

TR56: Airboats

TR55: Low Pressure Airbags

TR54: Small High Pressure AirBags

TR53: Large High Pressure AirBags

TR52: Rigging Plates

TR50: Battery Reciprocating Saws

TR49: Hydraulic Rams

Our complete GUIDES to entire ranges of products including specifications and prices. The tabulated data is objective but the comprehensive introductions single out specific products for analysis as well as providing background to the uses and ranges available. Italics=Being Compiled

WSAR13:  Inflatable Rescue Boards

                  Caving Ropes

                  Water Rescue Helmets

WSAR12: Ski-Mountaineering Helmets

                 Inflatable Unpowered Rafts

WSAR11: Climbing Helmets

WSAR10: Flexible Stretchers

WSAR9: Rigid Frame Stretchers

WSAR8: SAR Dog Harnesses

                Chest Ascenders

WSAR7: <100lm Headlamps

               Lt Belay/Descenders

WSAR6:>200lm Headlamps

WSAR5: >300lm Headlamps

PR/WSAR4: Canyoning Ropes

PR/WSAR3: 11mm Low Stretch Ropes

PR/WSAR2: 10-10.9mm LS Ropes

PR/WSAR1: Rigging Plates

AC23: Arborist Harnesses

AC22: Arborist Helmets

AC21: Climbing Spikes/Spurs/Gaffs

AC20: Battery Backpack Blowers

AC19: Battery Handheld Blowers 

AC18: Chest/Hand Ascenders/Rope Grabs

AC17: Handled Ascenders

AC16: Power Winches

AC15: Hand Winches

AC14: Bollard Lowering Devices

AC13: Foot Ascenders

           Chainsaw Gloves

AC12: Battery Chainsaws

           Impact Blocks/Pulleys

AC11: Rigging Plates

AC10: Mechanical Prusiks

           Tree Climbing Boots

AC9: Chainsaw Boots J-Z

AC8: Chainsaw Boots A-J

AC7: Prusik Cord

AC6: Rigging Ropes pt2

AC5: Rigging Rope pt1

AC4: Climbing Ropes

AC3: Top-Handle Chainsaws

AC2: Helmets (2021 update coming)

AC1: Arb Harnesses

                                          

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRICATION :  Scoop and Run     was right all along?                       

 

 Recently published research in the  Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, from by a team led by NHS (UK) Emergency Medicine Consultant Dr Tim Nutbeam, indicated that casualties who remained (trapped) in the  crashed vehicle for an extended time were almost twice as likely to die as those who were rapidly extricated. Fire and ambulance  trainers and  operational personnel have acknowledged for some time that concerns with eliminating almost all spinal movement, was prolonging casualty  time on scene while sufficient space was being  created . In TR issue 82, extrication specialists Richard Denham and Nick Appleton take a look at the main points of all three reports, to see what implications their practical advocacy and application might have for fire and ambulance services in future. This is particularly timely as our original extrication manual 'Crash Rescue' has been completely rewritten and re-photographed to concentrate on the rapid extraction of casualties rather than cut and spread techniques which have been covered well in other manuals from Holmatro and Lukas. EXTRICATION from Cars & Truck Cabs   is now complete and has started being compiled for repro prior to printing in 2023.

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Roll Up Stretchers HeliBags
Dog Lifejackets Buoyancy Aids
Hydraulic cutter spreader combi-tool, rescue ram
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Petzl Maestro CMC MPD Harken Clutch
Confined Space Rescue Stretchers
Search Camera SearchCam
Oceanid RDC Mud Rescue
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QUARTERLY SUBSCRIBED PRINT magazine is around 70 pages and covers Rope &  Water/Dive rescue, Vehicle Extrication, Tactical, Trauma USAR/Disaster response, Con-Space/Mines rescue:

  • Gear Reviews,

  • Market Guides to entire ranges of equipment

  • Rope rescue, extrication and water rescue in every issue

  • instructional articles

  • teams and incidents 

  • Digital-only (pdf) version available 

TECHNICALRESCUE magazine

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Canadian Rescue Helicopter
Tactical Ascender stretcher Atlas
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PortaWrap Lowering Device
Woman Arborist Kask Helmet

QUARTERLY SUBSCRIBED PRINT magazine is around 70 pages and covers climbing, rigging, arboriculture, chainsaws & maintenance, first aid and rescue:

  • Gear Reviews

  • Market Guides to entire ranges of equipment

  • Rope eqpt, chainsaw  and trauma/rescue techniques in every issue

  • instructional articles

  • PPE and competition events 

  • Digital-only (pdf) version available 

ARBCLIMBER magazine

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Rock Exotica Akimbo
Cousin-Trestec Atrax Rope
Avalanche search dog training in the Pyrenees
Yosemite SAR Helicopter
Ski Patrol

QUARTERLY SUBSCRIBED PRINT magazine is around 70 pages and covers Wilderness Search & Rescue inc. Mountain & Cave Rescue, Water Rescue, Search Dogs & Tracking and Survival. NB: The title changed from PARKRANGER after issue 4

  • Gear Reviews

  • Market Guides to entire ranges of equipment

  • Rope skills & eqpt, Search Techniques,  Incident reports, Kit Guide,  Teams

  • instructional articles

  • Incident reports

  • Digital-only (pdf) version available 

WILDERESSSAR previouslyPARKRANGER magazine

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Mountain Rescue Park Ranger
Aerial Rescue
Technical Rescue SAR
Dutch Police Tactical Climber

Bi-Annual FREE DIGITAL (PDF) ONLY  magazine is now around 50 pages and provides:

  • background to our print titles,

  • preview of forthcoming articles

  • extra articles,

  • safety and product recall notices,

  • archive articles 

  • News and Events (our print magazines don't tend to include time sensitive articles)

ACCESS&RESCUE digital magazine

Leader Group acoustic sensors for disaster response
-Westlalnd / Leonardo AW139 NSW Ambulance
Husqvarna Chainsaw
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