Tuesday, 19 April 2016

Project Night-Life article from Samantha Hill and Samantha Keidge

Project Nightlife

On Tuesday, a band of 40 willing students headed off in a bus to the Bundaberg Base Hospital, the Club Hotel and the Bundaberg Police Station. It was an enlightening experience, which opened our eyes to the potentially scary realities of life.

At the Bundaberg Base Hospital, we became part of an emergency team, looking after someone who had been critically injured in a car accident. In this simulation, we were part of the resuscitation team, had to bandage the wounds of the victim and provide CPR. It was exciting to be part of this activity and interesting to find out what happens in an emergency situation at the hospital. In the rehabilitation section, we got to experience what it was like to be an amputee, or to have to use a wheelchair. This gave us great insight into how the lives of others have been impacted by their own actions or the actions of others on the road. For the final session at the hospital, it was both confronting and eye-opening to see the impact of one of the fatal five – fatigue – on the lives of the victim and their family.

The Club Hotel provided the opportunity to understand and experience the effects of alcohol on people. We learnt about the Safe Night Precinct, the Liquor Accord and the Q Clinic. One of the amazing activities was to experience what it was like to be drunk and try to undertake tasks. We did this through the use of beer goggles that simulated drunkenness. I was amazing to see how much alcohol affects your judgment in walking, throwing, catching and understanding volume of drinks. While we all had fun doing these activities, it really helped us understand how affected you can be by alcohol.

At the Police Station, the legal and policing side of being safe was reinforced. We were able to see the watch house, experience what it was like to take a breath test, talk about the fatal five and find out what happens if you have an accident.

We would like to thank Bundaberg Police, particularly Senior Constable Danielle Loftus, Mrs Susan Rewald and Senior Sargeant Meg Owens for providing such a wonderful and practical experience for us. Also, thanks to the Club Hotel and Bundaberg Base Hospital for their activities and support of the program. Finally, thank you to Mrs Hill, Mrs Goodchap, Mr Sly and Senior Sargeant Owens for accompanying us for the day.

If you have a chance to be part of this program in the future, we highly recommend it.


Samantha Hill and Samantha Keidge

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