I HAVE A IDEA!
Ingrid shouts this all the time, but usually doesn't follow it up with anything. I, however, am going to.
I think ER nurses and ICU nurses should pair up and go around to high schools and colleges right before winter break and give presentations something like this: our units totally fill up with drunk driving crash victims on new years eve and early morning new years day. it's stupid and cliche. don't be a statistic.
Colleges probalby have more drinkers, but there are alot of kids drinking in high school already anyway, plus not everyone goes to college and it would probably be an optional presentaton by then anyway, so high school makes more sense, I think. even if they're not drinking yet, they might remember this talk in future years!
brought to you by: my husband was too freaking busy at midnight to even give me a quick call from work to say happy new years to the kids. and all the patients were exactly what you'd expect them to be: drunk driving crash victims.
I think ER nurses and ICU nurses should pair up and go around to high schools and colleges right before winter break and give presentations something like this: our units totally fill up with drunk driving crash victims on new years eve and early morning new years day. it's stupid and cliche. don't be a statistic.
Colleges probalby have more drinkers, but there are alot of kids drinking in high school already anyway, plus not everyone goes to college and it would probably be an optional presentaton by then anyway, so high school makes more sense, I think. even if they're not drinking yet, they might remember this talk in future years!
brought to you by: my husband was too freaking busy at midnight to even give me a quick call from work to say happy new years to the kids. and all the patients were exactly what you'd expect them to be: drunk driving crash victims.