Prom Mock Accident

[tsquale]

Attached are links of photos and a video of the Mock Accident our service puts on with the FD every three years before prom at the high school. The high school then performs a Mock E.R. scene with one of the patients who ends up dying. They than have a funeral where the mother of the deceased speaks. It all ends with a trial where they find the drunk driver and high school senior guilty of manslaughter. The student body was very moved by the entire thing.





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Do any other agencies do something similar?

 

[murphyslaw]

Every few years we do "Every 15 minutes". Basically the same thing. Ours is on the 25th.

 

[Jtsou]

I participate in several of these per year.


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[Hoff]

The base did one last year. Did it in segments while we ran a formation 5K. First sergeant yelled at us because we knew the "victim" and were cat calling... guess he doesn't get our morbid humor.

 

[Klein]

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It is a very popular grade-school that occurs every year at almost every high school in the area. It is always a multi-agency event: our EMS, most of the FDs, city police, county sheriffs and constables, state police, Life Flight (medivac/helicopter EMS), etc for almost every event. It is massive and always taken seriously. I do not have any stats but it seems that around spring and summer the DWI accidents for those students are not too common. I hope my feelings are accurate. haha.

 

[Klein]

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It is a very popular highschool-grade event that occurs every year at multiple high school in the area. It is always a multi-agency event: our EMS, most of the FDs, city police, county sheriffs and constables, state police, Life Flight (medivac/helicopter EMS), etc for almost every event. It is massive and always taken seriously. Students are taken out of class every 15 minutes for a good part of the day and is escorted out by a EMS/FD/ public safety worker dressed a grim reaper. Their faces are then painted white to signify their death. Several students in the mock MVA outside are DOS/DOA, a few are actually taken to an ER where they are either "worked" or pronounced at the ER. A couple are even transported by helicopter. Family is also involved and it becomes quite emotional given the makeup and rouge that is used. Pretty much no expense is spared in all aspects of the event. And this is an annual event for many of the high schools in the region. I do not have any stats but it seems that around spring and summer the DWI accidents for those students are not too common. I hope my feelings are accurate. haha.

 

[tsquale]

It's very cool to see other agencies participating in similar events. Thank you all for sharing! :thumbsup:

 

[CrownVic97]

I remember seeing this video while searching around on a different topic on YouTube a while back. I watched the whole thing and it was well done, with a few odd moments here and there. A good presentation, nonetheless.

 

[Mrlunchbox]

We had one done for us our senior year in High School. It was very realistic and the local FD even went as far as to "stage" around the corner. The police showed up first with lights and sirens as did the EMTs and FD. They proceeded to extricate and haul off some victims. It ended with the coroner coming as well as a couple of victims were "DOA" It was quite effective.

 

[FireEMSPolice]

It should be done EVERY year. Makes no sense to do it every couple or whatever. We do them every year

 

[RL1]

My old dept did it every year and it was mandatory for students going to prom. If you weren't at the event, you weren't allowed in the door at the dance (which was the next night). We got really into it, having city, county, and state officers respond (just like we did at a real accident with fatalities), and EMS, fire, and Life Flight. Don't remember there being a trial, but did arrest the DUI driver and take the DOA out in a hearse. The event was also worked on a reserve radio channel with an actual dispatcher in the com center, with the traffic being played over the stadium's PA so student's could hear it. We also tried to have someone on FTO be the responding officer since they tended to get a little excited and made the radio traffic seem more realistic.

 

[tsquale]

It should be done EVERY year. Makes no sense to do it every couple or whatever. We do them every year

With everyone donating their time and resources that would get quite expensive. The idea is that the 10-12 grades (who are more likely to be driving and going to prom the following weekend) see it, then three years later the freshmen will be seniors and get to see it with the new 10-12 grades.

 

[cutiger]

I love the idea of mock accidents. Let them see what happens if they make the wrong choice. What I don't understand is why they are always just before prom or geared towards prom night. I know that night causes a lot of deaths and accidents but in my experience prom night is tamer than a good number of high school parties. In an average teens life there is so much going on that the accident will be out of their mind in as much time as it takes to send a text message. I guess what I am trying to say is that I think the kids will make a good choice hopefully on that night and then forget about it the next Saturday when Billy's parents are out of town and everyone gets messed up at his lake house. Let them know that even if it's not prom night that you can still kill, maim, or severely affect your life, your families life, your friends, anyone in your vehicle or the other vehicle, etc. The alcohol doesn't care what day it is, it affects you in the same manner.

 

[ryan81986]

Here's one for you


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[bunnyfurr]

We get to do this every year. My daughter volunteered to be in it her senior yr. I did not know this until ----- she was covered with a sheet and her name was announced, she was a passengar of the drunk driver I was on the truck unit cutting into said vehicle. Even though it's all for show and trying to prove a point, it bothered me for the rest of shift. You never know and hope it never happens.

 

[CrownVic97]

I found this video as well. So well done, very powerful. Filmed in Alameda, California.

 

[timlinson]

I found this video as well. So well done, very powerful. Filmed in Alameda, California.

Very well done. Everything seemed pretty realistic, except for every DUI-MVA I've been too, the driver usually is taken by ambulance first.


DUI sucks and is stupid. Even as a teen, I am pressured to drink, but I'm strong enough to say no.

 

[crescentstar69]

When I was with the coroner's office I coordinated ours. We had the whole shebang: seriously mangled cars from actual fatal crashes that a local towing company transported and staged for us, Careflight helicopter, realistic response and patient care, body removal, etc.


We even had a mangled and burned car from a double fatality I worked that we had towed to the front of the high schools and let it sit there for a week as a reminder. The burned beer cans were still in the car, and it still had that nasty "newly burned car" smell. It was probably more powerful than anything else we did.


I was never sure how effective the mock crashes were, but I was approached several times by students I didn't even recognize who said they were very powerful.


Bottom line, if you are going to do it, do it right and realistic as possible. We had some kids crying in the audience, which said said a lot, and I never once saw any mocking or laughing. Hit 'em hard with it.

 

[CrownVic97]

Bottom line, if you are going to do it, do it right and realistic as possible. We had some kids crying in the audience, which said said a lot, and I never once saw any mocking or laughing. Hit 'em hard with it.

I agree with you there. Make the entire "accident" scene look as real as it can be. IMO, use realistic movie-prop type limbs or mannequinns to go the extra distance in harsh imagery and show the grim possibilities of amputation, limb disfigurement from compound fractures and tissues making contact with jagged metal, or even a decapitation depending on the "speed" and "trajectory" of the cars involved and how that "victim" sustained those "injuries". That'd drive the point even more.

 

[Medicman695]

I remember seeing this video while searching around on a different topic on YouTube a while back. I watched the whole thing and it was well done, with a few odd moments here and there. A good presentation, nonetheless.

The bloodier the better.

 

[CrownVic97]

The bloodier the better.

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In response to Medicman695's statement, I think I may have found three of the most graphic, soul rendering (for any teen or even adult) mock accident videos on YouTube. Done by Stanly County EMS, North Carolina.

For the 2015 video, go to 1:30 or 6:00.
For the 1st 2016 video, go to 2:15, 7:45 or 10:44 (you can hear some students react to the massive trauma once they pick up the victim and her face comes into view.)
For the 2nd 2016 video, go to 1:40 or 7:50.

Kudos to the special effects team for those actors.