Amish Safety - Preventing Rural Trauma
Trauma Services partners with the Amish and Anabaptist communities in a variety of initiatives to improve safety in rural areas of central Pennsylvania, including:
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Annual Farm & Family Safety Days at rural fire departments offer education on rural hazards.
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Amish Safety Committee—Members of the Trauma Service team meet regularly with Anabaptist leaders to identify risk factors for trauma and implement safety initiatives.
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Reflective vests are distributed to make people riding scooters and horse-drawn vehicles more visible.
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Free hay hole covers are distributed to help prevent falls from the second story of barns. Hay hole falls are a common farm injury, resulting in head and other trauma
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