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Farming emergences (Cry for help (most farmers work alone (could be passed…
Farming emergences
Cry for help
most farmers work alone
could be passed out and alone
no one to help if injured
no one to help if attacked by an animal
no one to hold a ladder for you if needed
by the time your found it could be too late
could take a half hour for an ambulance
could be bleeding heavily
current ways of getting help
shouting hoping your heard
try to get to hospital by yourself
phone call someone
they may not answer
requires effort
you may not be capable of using a phone
Trips and falls
Falling from a heaight
falling from tractor cab
falling from ladders
falling off stack of bales
falling off animals (horse)
falling from silage pit
Clumsiness
not respecting the dangers
machinery
livestock
tired/fatigue
working very long hours
intensive work
no help
Age profile
often young kids on a farm
may not understand the dangers
can be running around a lot
not big or strong enough to take a injury
a lot of elderly farmers
not as fit as they once were
could easily slip and fall
ground is often uneven
Animals
Injury examples
getting attacked by a bull
getting kicked by a horse
calves standing on your feet
getting attacked by a dog
getting bit by an animal
Types of different animals on farms
horses
pigs
sheep
dogs
goats
roosters/ hens
calfs
cows
bulls
rodents
Machinery
Injury examples
hitting someone/ something with a tractor
getting caught in the PTO shaft
cutting yourself off the blade on the baler
flale flying off a topper
flipping a tractor
over pumping a tyre and having it blow up
have a trailer door fall on you
Farmers use a lot of machinery that can cause injury
tractors
diet feeders
balers
slurry tank
toppers
front loader
Wrappers
bale handles
ploughes
rollers