ALBANY, Mo. – A free Sept. 4 event at one of University of Missouri Extension’s education centers offers families an opportunity to learn critical lifesaving skills.

“Farm families will have many interesting and exciting opportunities to learn skills that could save lives on the farm during the MU Hundley-Whaley Extension and Education Center’s 47th annual Farm, Field and Family Day,” says Jennifer Miller, director of the center.

Ongoing workshops and exhibits from 4-8 p.m. will offer ways to safeguard farm families. Charles Ellis, MU Extension agricultural engineer, will talk about ways to improve preharvest safety. Licensed drivers also can learn how to back up a gooseneck trailer safely.

MU Health Care’s Mobile Clinical Simulator will be on hand during the field day, says Miller. The unit, which contains simulation equipment and facilities for medical training, is part of MU Extension’s Community Health Engagement and Outreach program.

Four computerized patient mannequins and virtual reality devices are on board the 30-foot vehicle. Trained MU Health Care staff will help attendees interact with these mannequins to learn how to perform hands-only CPR training.

Attendees will also learn how to save someone from choking using the Heimlich maneuver and how to control bleeding. Participants can work with infant, toddler and adult mannequins.

You can take a four-minute virtual tour of the unit at https://youtu.be/kjbPAc4KOWg.

The training comes right before harvest, the most dangerous time on the farm, says Karen Funkenbusch, MU Extension safety and health specialist. “Farm safety involves the entire family and community, so I hope people take advantage of this exciting educational opportunity to learn lifesaving skills during Hundley-Whaley’s field day,” she says.

Each year, more people die while farming than while serving as police officers, firefighters or other emergency responders, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The rate of death for the agriculture industry is seven times higher than the national average for other workers.

For more information about the event, go to https://mizzou.us/HWFFF24.

The 375-acre MU Hundley-Whaley Extension and Education Center is in Gentry County at 1109 S. Birch St., Albany. Learn more at https://extension.missouri.edu/programs/hundley-whaley.

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The 2024 Hundley-Whaley Farm, Field and Family Day, Sept. 4, offers families an opportunity to learn lifesaving skills. MU Health Care’s Mobile Clinical Simulator will be on hand to help attendees learn how to perform hands-only CPR training and other skills. Photo courtesy of MU Health Care.

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Four computerized patient mannequins and virtual reality devices are on board the 30-foot MU Health Care Mobile Clinical Simulator vehicle, which will be among the many things to do at the Hundley-Whaley Farm, Field and Family Day on Sept. 4. Photo courtesy of MU Health Care.