When a serious incident happens on a farm, help isn’t always around the corner. From machinery accidents and tractor rollovers to animal-related injuries and falls, agricultural environments present unique risks that require fast, calm and informed action.
Farm Response is a specialised workshop from LifeFlight’s First Minutes Matter program, combining farm safety training and trauma response training to help farmers, agricultural workers and rural communities recognise serious injuries, respond effectively in an emergency and provide critical support until professional help arrives.
Join a public session near you and learn alongside other rural communities or properties.
Farm Response is practical, hands-on training designed for agricultural and rural environments. It combines farm safety awareness with emergency and trauma response skills, giving participants the confidence and capability to act effectively when an incident occurs.
Participants learn how to respond to incidences commonly on or around farm or agricultural workplaces, including:
When an emergency happens on the farm, what you do matters. Through real-world scenarios and hands-on learning, gain confidence to respond when every minute counts.
Agriculture remains one of Australia’s highest-risk working environments.
Long distances, isolated properties and limited access to immediate medical assistance can make the first few minutes after an incident critical. Farm Response gives participants the confidence to assess a situation, prioritise safety and support an injured person while professional help is on the way.
The workshop helps bridge the gap between an incident occurring and emergency responders arriving, empowering people with practical trauma-informed response training relevant to the environments they live and work in. Farm Response training was specifically created to address these agricultural and remote-environment risks.
Farm Response is a community emergency response workshop that focuses on recognising serious injuries, responding effectively in an emergency and supporting a patient until professional help arrives. It complements, rather than replaces, formal first aid training.
No experience is needed.
Farm Resposne is designed for everyday people, with simple, practical guidance you can apply in real situations. The focus is on building confidence and capability, not technical expertise.
Absolutely. First Minutes Matter Farm Response workshops can be delivered for agricultural businesses, properties, industry groups, community organisations, and regional events and other groups connected to ag and farm environments. The workshop content is designed to be relevant, practical and tailored to the unique risks faced by your group or community.
If you’re interested in hosting a workshop, get in touch with the First Minutes Matter team to discuss your group, location and training needs.
Farm Response workshops are free to attend, with no cost to participants. Thanks to community and partner support, First Minutes Matter is able to deliver these life-saving workshops to families, carers and communities at no cost, helping more people build the confidence to act when it matters most.
Farm Response is delivered through LifeFlight’s First Minutes Matter community education program. Our Medical Educators are Qualified Paramedics or Emergency Nurses who have decades of firsthand experience in trauma related medical treatment and training.
The workshop focuses on emergencies commonly experienced in agricultural settings, including machinery incidents, vehicle rollovers, animal-related injuries, falls and situations where access to emergency services may be delayed.
