ABOUT PRINCE GEORGE P.A.R.T.Y. PROGRAM

Venue: University Hospital of Northern British Columbia
Time: Every Thursday throughout the school year from 9:00 am to 2:30 pm
Participants: 40 grade 10 students from high schools in Prince George and surrounding areas

Agenda:
-a presentation from an RCMP member
-a presentation from an Emergency Room physician
-tours of ICU, Emergency, Chapel, and Morgue at UHNBC with presentations in each place
-a hand on experience at lunch, with students assigned pretend disabilities to deal with while eating
-a simulation of the effects of impairment where students are given an opportunity to practice simple tasks while wearing "drunk" goggles
-sharing of stories from people who have suffered traumatic injuries, describing living with life-changing consequences

Aims to teach teens the risk of driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol, speeding, using cellphones or texting while driving, operating any vehicle while fatigued, not wearing a helmet or seatbelt, smoking and using drugs.