Stop the Bleed® for the Rural Farming Community of Oneida County

In 2017, 416 rural farmers died in the United States due to farm-related injury, a rate of 20.4 deaths per 100,000 farmers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019). Prior to implementation, human subjects' protection was obtained through Idaho State University Institutional Review Boa...

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Published inRN Idaho Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 6 - 7
Main Authors Estep, Katherine, Weaver, Melody
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boise Arthur L. Davis Publishing Agency, Inc 01.05.2021
Subjects
Disease control
Farmers
Farms
Hospitals
Injuries
Mortality
United States > US
Idaho
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ISSN0192-298X

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Summary:In 2017, 416 rural farmers died in the United States due to farm-related injury, a rate of 20.4 deaths per 100,000 farmers (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019). Prior to implementation, human subjects' protection was obtained through Idaho State University Institutional Review Board (IRBFY2020-249). The Stop the Bleed® kits contained instructions on bleeding control, C-A-T® tourniquet, QuikClot®, shears, gauze compression bandage, gauze squares, permanent marker, gloves, and a mask with a face shield all stored in a red weatherproof bag.
ISSN:0192-298X