聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 鈥淪omeone call 911! I lost my phone鈥� I don鈥檛 know where my phone is,鈥� a girl yells as Arcola grade 10 to 12 students exited Prairie Place Complex coming upon the mock collision scene.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The scene unfolding in front of them included the driver of a vehicle running around senselessly. She reveals she had been drinking, 鈥淚 only had a couple,鈥� and had been distracted for a moment, 鈥淚 got a text and checked it, no one was there, and then I hit her.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Laying on the ground, bicycle in disarray, is a girl whose friend is yelling at her to wake up. The friend is doing chest compressions as the one laying on the ground is not breathing and her heart has stopped.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Inside the vehicle are two passengers, they too had been drinking, but are now pinned in the vehicle.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 A few minutes later, which seems like many minutes, the sirens can be heard in the distance, help is coming.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 RCMP, EMS, and the Carlyle Fire Department pull up to the mock crash to show the students a realistic example of what happens when you are involved in a serious collision.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 EMS check out the driver, which RCMP then arrest. The girl laying on the ground is pronounced dead by EMS, her friend is unwilling to accept this, but RCMP are able to eventually get her away. The funeral home is later seen stopping to pick up the girl that had been hit by the car.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 During this time the Carlyle Fire Department quickly works to get the passengers of the car out using the Jaws of Life, so EMS can transport them to the emergency room.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It was a quick glimpse into what can happen when you drive intoxicated or distracted and it was something the students say was impactful.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚 thought that the crash was handled in a very professional way by emergency services, and was a sobering example of what the consequences can be if you鈥檙e impaired or distracted while driving,鈥� grade 12 student and S.A.D.D. member, Jordan Johnston explained.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The rest of the day was filled with various sessions with local EMS, RCMP, RNs, Addiction Services, funeral home, and an occupational therapist.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Each one spoke of their personal experiences and shared what it鈥檚 like doing what they do. Though all were impactful, Hall Funeral Services enlisted the help of Auldene Craig, organizer of the day, to sit in as the mother of the young girl who was killed in the mock collision. Craig emotionally answered the questions stating that a child should never go before their parent.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he sessions were personal and informative since we could talk with the professionals that deal with each stage of an accident,鈥� Johnston stated. 鈥淲e were informed about how these tragic situations effect hundreds of people, how they are dealt with, and what we can do to be safe and prevent it from happening.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Students also learned about statistics throughout the day. For people from one-year-olds to 44-year-olds injury is the leading cause of death. Seven of 10 deaths amongst 15 to 24-year-olds are injury related.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Alcohol was one of the largest contributing factors to motor vehicle collisions, but in 2012 distraction and inattention took the lead.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Overall 90 percent of injuries are predictable and preventable.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚njuries are not accidents,鈥� Lorie Herchuk Norris, the 麻豆视频 Saskatchewan Acquired Brain Injury Education and Prevention Coordinator, said upon presenting the stats.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 The day wrapped up with Vanessa Kavalench, the attending presenter on Addictions Services, spoke about her brother, Clancy. Vanessa had never told his story before and the emotions were raw as she talked about the numerous times he got behind the wheel intoxicated, lucky to have lived. One day though, his luck ran out and Vanessa said it was a relief to discover he had not hurt anyone else when he rolled his vehicle. However, Clancy died in the incident, which left his family and friends to survive without their son, brother, uncle, or friend. He had many people who cared about him and they will all be affected by his death for the rest of their lives.
