Upstate New York is home to a good deal of farming and the unique health conditions associated with farming. In the early 1980's David Pratt MD and John May MD started the Farm Safety and Health project out of Bassett Hospital. The program was successful enough to become the New York Center for Agricultural Medicine and Health or NYCAMH for short.NYCAMH educators have written a host of articles covering every aspect of farm safety. Did you know that the sap from wild parsnip can cause phyto-photo-dermatits?
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Logging is another high risk occupation that also is commonly done on farms. Being safe about logging has very little to do with how many trees one cuts down. It only takes one accident to cause irreversible consequences. Chainsaws with inertia brakes work best for kickbacks because they are independent of hand positioning.
I had no idea that such a program existed. This is a definitely a good preventative health resource for farmers and their families. I also think that many new healthcare professionals to a rural area such as myself (I grew up in NYC), can benefit from this information. It will prepare us for the types of injuries and health care problems we expect to see during our professional careers as well as equip us with the knowledge to educate our patients. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSeconded. This site looks like a great resource - and the titles are fun, too! I especially like "The Tractor is Not the Place for Quality Time." Although if I have one criticism, it would be that the articles are all plain text, which is somewhat intimidating to scroll through. It would be even better if there were some pictures!
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