You never imagined it could happen to you, but suddenly, your loved one is involved in a serious farm accident and needs your help. What can you do to assist them and provide lifesaving care they may need right away?
Call 911
LaMar Grafft, retired associate director of the North Carolina Agromedicine Institute, says the first key step is to call 911. Be prepared to give the operator the exact address of the accident and a description of where the injured person is located. Use street numbers and specific directions, such as north and south, to describe the accident site, instead of colloquial or local terminology.
If appropriate, contact a neighbor who can meet emergency responders at the farm site address and assist them in reaching the field or extended property where the accident occurred.
“Calling 911 is critical even if it appears the person or people involved in the accident are ambulatory and you believe you can transport them to the hospital yourself,” Grafft says. “What we don’t realize when something
