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How to not mess up a perfectly good holiday

How to not mess up a perfectly good holiday. Labor Day Weekend 2012. Goals: Recreation & Relaxation. Labor Day: A great time to celebrate labor by getting a day off work. Most Sailors and Marines succeed. Some, however, end up making corpsmen, nurses and doctors busy.

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How to not mess up a perfectly good holiday

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  1. How to not messup a perfectly good holiday Labor Day Weekend 2012

  2. Goals: Recreation & Relaxation • Labor Day: A great time to celebrate labor by getting a day off work. • Most Sailors and Marines succeed. • Some, however, end up making corpsmen, nurses and doctors busy. Labor Day Weekend 2012

  3. Extra Work at theEmergency Room 250 Sailors and Marines ended up in mishaps reports after Labor Day weekends between 2007 and 2011 Labor Day Weekend 2012

  4. SeverityLabor Day Weekend Mishaps (2007-2011) • 11fatalities • 4Class B mishaps • 88Class C mishaps • 145Class D mishaps Labor Day Weekend 2012

  5. How Personnel Were Killed • Motorcycle wrecks (5) • Car/truck wrecks (one driver, one passenger) • ATV • Alcohol/accidental drug overdose (2) • Fall from hotel room Labor Day Weekend 2012

  6. The Cost • 5,108 days of light/limited duty • 1,242 lost days of work • 444 days in hospitals • Only about 20% of all injuries are reported Significant Manpower Impact! Labor Day Weekend 2012

  7. What Were Injured People Doing?(Class B and C Mishaps) • Riding a motorcycle: 25 • Driving or riding in a car: 17 (7 were passengers) • Bicycling, riding ATVs: 4 each • Playing football, hiking: 3 each Labor Day Weekend 2012

  8. Other Labor Day Activities Where People Hurt Themselves • Ice skating • Burning trash • Tubing • Moving furniture • Roller skating • Wrestling (horseplay) • Personal watercraft • Grilling • Riding a horse • Chemical burn • Fall from roof • Skimboarding Labor Day Weekend 2012

  9. Four Pieces of Advice * • Don’t get so drunk that you can’t think • Spend five minutes on “what if” before you start • Manage the risks • Speak up if a buddy does something stupid • * • For maximizing your fun Labor Day Weekend 2012

  10. Don’t Get So DrunkThat You Can’t Think • Just because you know someone who drinks 14 beers in a row doesn’t mean that 7 in two hours is “moderation” • Drinking isn’t a contest • You aren’t cooler, wittier or more attractive when you’re hammered Labor Day Weekend 2012

  11. Spend Five Minutes on “What If” Before You Start • Most mishaps are easily preventable • Most precautions are quick and cheap (at least compared to medical care) • These fishermen aren’t catching fish for a long time Labor Day Weekend 2012

  12. Manage the Risks • Pushing limits: Fine • Biting off more than you can chew: Not fine • Avoidable mishaps are painful, costly, and fun-ending Labor Day Weekend 2012

  13. Speak Up If a Buddy Does Something Stupid • Don’t just spectate -- get involved • Remember, you may have to drive them to the E.R. • Don’t let the lowest common denominator dictate outcomes Labor Day Weekend 2012

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