Farm trauma can be devastating. In many rural communities, it may be well over 20 minutes before emergency medical technicians arrive to take over medical care of an injured farmer. With proper training, family members and employees can provide lifesaving care to an injured patient.

 

Emergency First Aid Care for Farmers Program teaches how to provide valuable care to an injured person using items found around the home and farm. Proper care not only helps lessen the seriousness of the injury, but it also provides tools to keep the people first on the scene busy while waiting for emergency services to arrive. This has shown to reduce anxiety and leads to better patient outcomes.