Agricultural-type Rescue

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Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 19, 2009 at 12:42pm

In this picture lets stop and thank about what will be needed for the training dummy. As you can see he is entangled in drive line..

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Permalink Reply by Streetking on October 19, 2009 at 12:45pm

what exactly is going on here Chief?

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Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 19, 2009 at 12:54pm

Well streetking what you have here is training, we have a piece of farm equipment attached to a tractor, the same difference you might have in your area say with the tractors you see on the sides of the road mowing the bar ditches...We have drive lines between the two pieces of machinery...This drive line is either a 540 shaft or 1000 shaft, which turnes at a high revolution...Sometimes folks have accidents and get entangled in these...

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Permalink Reply by Streetking on October 19, 2009 at 4:01pm

ohhh, i see, ok, thanks for the lesson!

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Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 19, 2009 at 12:48pm

Something to add to this, If ever in doubt always have back in your mind the best person when dealing with Ag equipment falls back to the guy who works on it, sometimes having those guys at your local dealership that works on this stuff for a living are the people that should be a priority of contacts...

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Permalink Reply by Justin D. Hendricks on October 19, 2009 at 8:08pm

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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Permalink Reply by Wade Seely on October 20, 2009 at 5:01pm

a body bag and the coroner

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Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 19, 2009 at 1:01pm

Lets look at this one...We have wood cribbing being used for safety to onscene fire personal and to assist with raising the tire. Gives a good holding zone to reconfigure and lift again...Be advised these are all training dummies

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Permalink Reply by Justin D. Hendricks on October 19, 2009 at 7:59pm

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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Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 19, 2009 at 1:12pm

For the rookies, you will see allot of Plain-Jane stuff being used like these treated 4 x 4 wooden planks

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Permalink Reply by Lt. Caleb French on October 19, 2009 at 1:23pm

A good set of precision tools will be in order, A lot of farm equipment now-a-days are built so solid, that you won't get very far with jaws.

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Permalink Reply by CHIEF NORMAN on October 19, 2009 at 1:33pm

Your very much right Lt. Good set of hand tools maybe just what the doctor ordered. (Wrenches, Sockets, Screwdrivers, prybars ect..ect....Sometimes it takes less time to take something apart and remove it if you have a patient, then as to cutting it...

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