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Document ID (ISN)64444
CIS number 95-944
ISSN - Serial title 1059-924X - Journal of Agromedicine
Year 1994
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Hill D.E.
Title FARMEDIC: A systematic approach to train rural EMS, fire, and rescue personnel at the grassroots level
Bibliographic information 1994, Vol 1, No.4, p.57-64. 4 ref.
Abstract Hazards associated with farming and rural life in the USA are reviewed along with problems caused by the lack of an adequately trained emergency response service. National efforts to reduce farm deaths are described including the development of a National Training Center at the New York State University of Technology. The FARMEDIC programme aims to reduce risk through education and awareness and to provide training to the emergency rescue system, in particular, to volunteer emergency service providers.
Descriptors (primary) occupational accidents; USA; safety and health training; agriculture; emergency services
Descriptors (secondary) training course
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceUSA
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Industries and occupations
Browse category(ies) Agriculture
OSH training