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P.A.R.T.Y. PROGRAMAdministrator: Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center Background: The P.A.R.T.Y. Program (Prevent Alcohol and Risk-Related Trauma in Youth) was developed in 1986 at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in an effort to reduce death and injury in alcohol, drug and risk-related crashes and incidents. In the year 2000, the trauma unit, Canada's first and largest trauma center, treated 909 trauma patients, of which 13% had died and the rest were left with various stages of injury. Almost all of those traumas were preventable. Goal: P.A.R.T.Y. focuses on making smart choices. The goal of P.A.R.T.Y. is to provide young people with information about trauma injury that will enable them to recognize potential injury-producing situations, make prevention-oriented choices, and adopt behaviours that minimize unnecessary risk. The program: The P.A.R.T.Y. Program is a one-day, in-hospital, injury awareness and prevention program for youth age 16 and older. It is offered two times each week during the school year to groups of 30-35 students, accompanied by a teacher or adult leader. Students follow the course of an injury from occurrence, through transport, treatment, rehabilitation and community reintegration. They interact with a team of health professionals including paramedics, nurses, physicians, and people who provide family support. Furthermore, the students are given information about:
The P.A.R.T.Y. team also includes actual people who have been injured, some still in acute care, others in rehabilitation, and some who have returned home. They provide a personal perspective on the challenge of dealing with injury and "putting one’s life back on track." Contacts: Joanne Banfield, RN BA Louise Brown RBC First Office for Injury Prevention Phone: 416-480-5912 |
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