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Don’t Walk Away!

Don’t Walk Away!. Steve Evans Ambulance Paramedic MRAS. Don’t Walk Away!. Need to educate young people about dangers of drinking alcohol Need to encourage young people to phone 999 without fear Instruct young people how to care for their friends by using basic first aid

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Don’t Walk Away!

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  1. Don’t Walk Away! Steve Evans Ambulance Paramedic MRAS

  2. Don’t Walk Away! • Need to educate young people about dangers of drinking alcohol • Need to encourage young people to phone 999 without fear • Instruct young people how to care for their friends by using basic first aid • Encourage young people to look after each other and take care of their peers

  3. ALCOHOL IS A POISON • A poison is any substance taken in such quantities that it can damage or affect health • A young person’s liver is not ready to process this poison • A young person’s body weight/mass versus alcohol units consumed is much worse than adults. • This also amplifies the effects of hypothermia

  4. ALCOHOL IS A POISON • Alcohol has more of an adverse effect on the female body than that of the male body • There is an increased risk of rape when an unconscious female is abandoned by her friends after consuming alcohol • This is a Health Time bomb. As it takes ten years of heavy drinking to cause liver failure

  5. What can we do? • Q: How can we dissuade young people from abusing alcohol? • A: You can only inform young people of the facts surrounding alcohol and the dangers involved and give them the knowledge of how to deal with the consequences - “When things go wrong”

  6. Don’t Walk Away! • Promoting the campaign • Posters • DVD and video • Website (www.merseyambulance.nhs.uk) • National coverage • Department of Health website Type in alcohol and young people for the first aid advice “When things go wrong” • Media Coverage • Involve Government Ministers

  7. Don’t Walk Away! • Where we are are up to? Taking and distributing posters in: • Youth clubs • Schools • Sports/Leisure Centres • Working with Drug Action Teams • Rotary clubs

  8. Questions?

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