Show PREVENT FARM ACCIDENTS industry for years has been do ing much to help reduce the num tier ber of accidents accidents do not happen there is a cause for each of them there are many farm accidents more than some people realize many of these are minor in their nature A recent survey in one state shows the loss of time and the expenses in such accidents are N rry ery costly over 25 per cent of farm accidents disability results from neglected cuts and wounds wi with th the knowledge we now have fa for r preventing such conditions of infection and results of neglect surely we can reduce the loss of time and expense by the simple use of first aid methods for a very small amount a first aid kit may be purchased with it usually comes instructions and if this does not bring desired results a doctor should be consulted about 20 per cent of all farm accidents come from falls and one third of these falls are from ladders sprains account for 18 per cent of accidents these occur chiefly from lifting and loading ten per cent of accidents come while handling animals about 70 per cent of this class of hurts come from work animals and 20 per cent from dairy stock in the care and use of farm machinery is another 10 per cent many of these are due to carelessness tools and equipment left carelessly around cause some accidents ci too often we think something will not happen but it does and one must suffer er the neglect of not being careful again we repeat accidents 1 not happen there is a cause or reason why they occur remember care will save many a farm accident that youve only two hands two eyes two feet when they are seriously injured it is difficult to repair them always be careful |