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Farm Rescue Training
Agriculture is one of the most hazardous
industries in the United States, based on the rate of occupational
deaths and disabling injuries. According to the National safety Council,
agriculture has an occupational death rate of five times the average of
the entire workforce together, and a rate of disabling injuries almost
40 percent higher than the national average. Only mining has a higher
occupational death rate.
On Wisconsin farms, approximately 16,000 injuries
occur each year which are severe enough to either require professional
medical attention, result in at least a half-day of restricted activity,
or involve some loss of consciousness. An unknown number of these
actually require on-site medical or extrication assistance from
emergency response personnel, but there are clearly many medical or
extrication assistance from emergency response personnel, but there are
clearly many cases which do. Examples of common incidents involving
emergency response would include tractor rollovers (where the tractor
overturns on top of the operator and/or a passenger ), entanglements in
machinery, confined space entrapments (such as in grain bins, silos or
manure pits), mauling by bulls, and falls.
Emergency response personnel must have an
understanding of common farm machines and structures and related
hazards, the serious injuries suffered by farm operators, workers, and
family members, and the risks farm hazards pose to rescuers. The
University of Wisconsin - Extension offers a three-hour classroom
training program on these topics. In addition, information is available
to assist in post-class training that the individual departments can
conduct for themselves or hire other instructors to conduct. The program
is coordinated through county Extension offices.
For more information contact your local agricultural
Extension agent, or contact:
Sheryl Skjolaas
Agricultural Safety and Health Outreach Specialist
University of Wisconsin - Madison Center for Agricultural Safety and
Health
460 Henry Mall - Madison WI 53706
Work: (608) 262-6330
Email: skjolaas@facstaff.wisc.edu
website: http://www.wiscash.uwex.edu/
University
of Wisconsin Outreach Programs
The University of Wisconsin - Madison Division of
Continuing Studies continues to hold its "Nonprofit
Development" series. This series of workshops includes: Grants
Development, Proposal Writing Basics, Planned Giving, Community Fund
Raising, Strategic Planning for Nonprofit Organizations, Legal Issues
for Nonprofit Organizations, Developing and Managing Volunteers,
Building a Board That Works, Report Writing, Community Building,
Publicity Media Relations, Publicity Writing Techniques, and Starting a
Friends Organization. Other workshops of interest include: Report
Writing, Publicity Media Relations, and Publicity Writing Techniques.
Call the Office of Professional Development and Applied Studies at
608/263-2088 or visit their website at http://www.dcs.wisc.edu/pda/index.html
for more information.
Although these workshops are not specific to EMS,
they do contain valuable information for community EMS programs.
Self Study Courses
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offer
a variety of self-study courses of interest to EMS. For example, a
self-study course in epidemiology is available. These courses consist of
a combination of lessons, manuals, outside reference material, and
practical exercises. A certificate is awarded upon successful completion
of each course and Cues are awarded as appropriate. Course materials are
available for a fee. There is no enrollment fee. To request a catalog,
call 1-800-41-TRAIN or visit their website at http://www2.cdc.gov/phtn/.
Emergency
Response to Terrorism - Basic Concepts
Wisconsin Emergency Management and the Wisconsin Technical College
System are offering the National Fire Academy developed course entitled
"Emergency Response to Terrorism - Basic Concepts"
throughout the state. Contact your County Emergency Management
Director for course information and applications.
This 2-day course is designed to prepare first response personnel to
take the appropriate course of action at the scene of a potential
terrorist incident. The course will provide students with a general
understanding and recognition of terrorism, defensive considerations
such as biological, nuclear, incendiary, chemical, and explosive
(B-NICE), as well as command and control issues associated with criminal
incidents. When an incident occurs, the students will be able to
recognize and implement self-protective measures; secure the scene;
complete appropriate notifications to local, State and Federal
authorities; and assist in completing a smooth transition from emergency
to recovery and termination operations.
Representatives from the emergency medical service community are
encouraged to attend. Class size is limited to 30 and registration is on
a first-come, first served basis.
These "Emergency Response to Terrorism- Basic Concepts"
courses are scheduled for statewide recruitment. The course may also be
available in your community by request. For more information contact
your County Emergency Management Director.
Last Revised: January 03, 2008 |
