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Agricultural-type Rescue
Well Brothers & Sisters allot of us have been introduced to Ag Rescue a time or two in our careers. In this segment I'm looking to get your attention and info on the situations you have been delt and give us some insight on what works for you and what tools can be used. No matter where you are there will always be a place for this, whether in the city dealing with your commercial guys mowing or your local farmer baling hay to running that post hole digger and to the man that works at the local CO-OP...
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Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on
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Poly or Plastic cribbing will give you years of use and easy to keep clean and comes in all shapes and forms.
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Treated wood cribbing can be made to whatever your use may be. Cheap to make with a little ingenuity the skies the limit.
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A simple piece of your arsenal, has its place in the ag rescue, or to fix a flat on your rescue truck...
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Stabilization tools are very essential, not only to the safety of yourself but to whomever is on that scene. And when lifting an object the need for stabilizing is up most important.
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Permalink Reply by Firefighter Walther on
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ohhh, i see, ok, thanks for the lesson!
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I watched a friend of mine and his crew use this piece of equipment during a training excersise to jack a car off of a regular trailer, it was awesome to watch them do that!!!! quite a fun and interesting learning experience!
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You said it right there little brother...A learning experience...Thats what it is all about...Knowledge is Power and it will take you places like you have never seen...I tilt my helmet to ya sir...
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Permalink Reply by Station10Capt106 on
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We are in the middle of Amish country and farmlands are all around us. We have had combine fires, silo rescues, barn collapses, PTO entanglement, ATV accidents and almost everything else you can imagine over the years.
In addition to the tools and equipment already listed I wanted to restress the fact that sometimes the best ones to help is the farmers themselves. They know their equipment better than we do and can disconnect the power, disassemble and remove it better and faster than we can. We utilize them when we can but always oversee the safety aspects of it and monitor the patient.
Cribbing and airbags are essential parts of dealing w/ Ag related emergencies along with ropes & safety harnesses (and SCBA) for silo, grain elevators, windmill and other work dealing with high altitude.
As always we need to rely on our training and experience and use this knowledge to improvise and adapt to the myraid scenarios.
John
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Your so right Capt. the farmers are one's who know there equipment better then anyone. They are the ones who attach the equipment on day to day bases, and if nonthing else they can give you direction on what must be done to take this off or that with the least amount of damage. but nether less patient care is the up most importance. Include these guys or gals in your pre planning list...
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Permalink Reply by Cristina M Blanco on
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Most of our Ag Rescues are DOAs (woodchipper type), but we should brush up on this for the call that's not. Thanks for the reminder.
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Permalink Reply by Justin D. Hendricks on
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Good photo! Several things come to mind: First of all, with farm emergencies there is no such thing as too much cribbing. Think mutual aid for that plus manpower and other tools. Second, partnership with EMS needs to be tight. Before actually freeing the PT, medics will need to push drugs for mitigation of crush syndrome. Aero-medical is a must in a rural setting, not just for rapid transport but for specialized capabilities such as doctors and blood transfusions on site should they be needed. Third, have backup plans in place. Equipment is heavy and initial plans may fail or need to be modified. Fourth, take the time to think clearly and develop solid courses of action. In emergencies, slow is smooth, and smooth is fast. Calmness will also reassure the PT and family or bystanders. Fifth, as pointed out in other posts, the experts on this equipment will be other farmers and equipment dealers. Get them involved in course of action development as early as possible.
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Unfortunately PTO entanglement emergencies will be extremely gruesome, thanks to the immense power and rapid rotation of these shafts. They are all too often fatal for the patient. As rescuers, our interactions with the patient's family may be the most important positive effect we can have.
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