Farm Response: An Accident Preparedness Course for Farm Families

Abstract

SUMMARY “Farm Response,” an accident preparedness course, provides rescuers with the knowledge to make appropriate decisions upon reaching a farm accident situation and also forewarns them of potential dangers of the scene. The goal of the rescuer is to keep the victim alive until Emergency Medical Services arrive. The accident preparedness course, written for the untrained person and taught by local instructors, deals with situations involving machinery, manure storage facilities, grain bins, silos, pesticides, and electricity. Partici-pants are also taught how to report accidents to EMS, what to include in a first aid and pesticide safety kit and how to shut off a diesel trac-tor. They are encouraged to obtain first aid training and Cardiopul-monary Resuscitation instruction.