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The P.A.R.T.Y. Program involves a full day excursion commencing at 08:40am and concluding approx 03:05pm. The program is offered at the following hospital sites across Queensland:

  • Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital
  • Gold Coast University Hospital
  • Sunshine Coast University Hospital
  • Rockhampton Hospital
  • Toowoomba Hospital
  • Princess Alexandra Hospital
  • Logan Hospital
  • Gympie Hospital
  • Townsville Hospital
  • Cairns Hospital.

The program is designed to engage young people by introducing them to emergency service professionals, doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and people who have experienced trauma and survived - often with significant disabilities.

Holding the program within a hospital environment enhances the experience by the participants and leaves a significant and lasting impression of the consequences of risk taking behaviour.  The program aims to benefit teenagers aged between 15 and 17 years.

Through interactive presentations, interviews with patients and families, and simulated clinical scenarios, participants are exposed to the painful journey of a trauma patient.  They learn about trauma injuries and have hands on experience with some of the equipment used in trauma care and rehabilitation.

At the end of the day, participants meet a trauma injury survivor. They talk about the choices and events that lead to their injury.  They also speak about what their lives are like now. Students are given an opportunity to ask the injury survivor questions and learn what life is really like after an injury.

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Last updated: 12 December 2017