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Jerry and Julie Nelson look back 30 years to the unforgettable summer day he "should have died." He was doing something he'd done hundreds of times before on his family's dairy farm - fixing a clog in a manure pump. Read more ...
"Live today like you are going to die tomorrow, but farm today like you are going to farm forever."
Mike Biadasz loved farming.
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"The doctor .. said 'I remember that; it was talked about, it was used as a learning opportunity for the medical community.'
Because it is so rare, you don't hear about this happening. If you do, you hear it because somebody died; it's not because somebody lived.
And that is with me every, every single day: that he could have died; he could not be here." - Roxanne Fevold
Hydrogen sulfide can cause nearly-instant death at high concentrations.
At lower levels, it can result in swift loss of consciousness, pulmonary edema, and decreased oxygen supply to the brain.
Hydrogen Sulfide Safety - Iowa Manure Management Action Group
The Manure Scoop - Iowa State University Extension
Reoccurring Themes of Manure Gas Deaths - PennState Extension
Manure Gases - Great Plains Center for Agricultural Health
Fact Sheet: Safe Manure Removal Policies - National Pork Board
ATV Safety Institute
ATVCourse.com Educating Riders Online
New Engineering Safety Devices for All-Terrain Vehicles - Dee Jepsen, Ohio State University Extension
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