Everyone who can use a telelphone should know how to call for help and to give clear directions to the scene. The ability to make the right decisions when an emergency occurs depends on whether you have been trained in assessing farm accident scenes and are knowledgeable about first aid and emergency procedures. It's imperative that you are familiar with the operation and hazards so that decisions made at an accident scene will not further injure the victim or put the rescuer in danger. If you are the first person on an accident scene, your primary goal is to keep the victim alive until the ambulance arrives. Training in CPR and first aid is required to judge whether the victim needs resuscitation and then to perform the procedure properly.
Intuition is no subsitute for training.
Those first four and five critical minutes between when something happens and when professional help arrives can mean the difference between life and death. To locate the nearest training center for a CPR class or first aid training in your area, contact the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross or your local fire department. Remember, the first person on the scene of an accident can help turn a tragedy into a second chance. John C. Nye, Dean and Director. Distributed in furtherance of Acts of Congress of May 8 and June 30, 1914.