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Emergency
Nurses Care
Do you know?
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The average age children start drinking is 12.
- 50
percent of high school seniors get drunk once a week.
- More
than three million teenagers are classified as alcoholics.
- There
is a teenage alcohol- or drug-related traffic accident every five
seconds.
- The
second largest source of income -- after income taxes -- for the
federal government is alcohol.
- Motor
vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death among Americans
ages one to 34 years. Almost half of the deaths in this age group
are alcohol related.
ENCARE
Emergency Nurses Care
Emergency Nurses, Inc. offers the Dare to Care program. It is an
alcohol awareness slide presentation that has been developed by
emergency personnel. In Northeastern Wisconsin, the EnCare Program
is presented by emergency center personnel from St. Vincent Hospital
who volunteer to share the program's information, their expertise
and their experiences with victims of drinking/driving accidents
with their audiences. As trained, medical professionals who work
daily with the tragic consequences of underage alcohol use and drinking
and driving, the presenters feel a special responsibility to educate
the public about:
- The
effects of alcohol and how it can cause crashes by impairing judgment
and driving abilities.
- The
dangers of not wearing seat belts.
To obtain more information
about one of the educational programs or to
schedule a session,
call (920) 433-8391.
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