Our staff recently donned their high-vis vests to help 20,000+ high school students learn to be street smart at the annual bstreetsmart road safety event. The three-day event is the brainchild of passionate trauma service clinicians at Westmead Hospital, to educate young people about road safety. Our Institute of Trauma and Injury Management (ITIM) has proudly supported bstreetsmart since 2015. "The morning started with a live action crash scene that, while confronting, captured the attention of the students in the arena," says Monica Tamas, Manager of the ACI's Gastroenterology and Medical Imaging Network, who volunteered at the event. "The students heard from survivors of car crashes, who reflected on the lifelong impact of living with a traumatic brain injury or spinal cord injury. Families who have lost a loved one shared their experiences of grief. "Young people are disproportionally represented in road trauma accidents," explains Loren McDonald, ITIM's Clinical Review and Education Officer. "A key message was how important it is to make good choices to prevent young people hurting themselves or their friends in a traumatic accident." #TraumaCare #RoadSafety | Emma Curtin Arren Ocampo Catherine Burke Siobhan Wong Jenni Johnson Kenneth Yehson Western Sydney Local Health District
Gail Forrest
1w
Such an amazing event 👏
Linda Soars
1w
Always an amazing youth event - bravo everyone NSW Health
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1wThis is a great initiative and I've previously enjoyed being part of the volunteering team each year. Great work!