American Medical Response
in Santa Clara County provides five (5) free community events
each month.
In
order to receive a free ambulance demo it is imperative to book
your date in advance due to high demand.
The Spring is our busiest time of the
year in which we receive several requests a day for demo's. Our
suggestion is to book your event with us 2-3 months in advance.
To see about availability
or for questions on what our ambulance demo's consist of, Contact
our Account Executive at 408-574-3800 x7137. Community Education
One of our goals in Santa
Clara County is to decrease the number of teenage deaths due to
alcohol or poor choices.
We have two programs that AMR sponsors and coordinates
which may save lives in your community.
CHOICES- A 50 minute (adjusted
to your classroom time) drinking and driving prevention program
which was created by your local EMT's and paramedics in Santa
Clara County. Our employees are tired and frustrated on arriving
on scene of a preventable collision in which young adults have
made a poor choice. The choice to drink and drive, use drugs,
or speed - are all discussed in this informal presentation. The
consequences are shown as well as questions answered on any topic
the students wish to bring up including legal questions and how
alcohol affects the teenage body.
To bring this valuable program to your school, contact
our CHOICES Coordinator at 408-591-6026.
"Every 15 Minutes" - A two day drinking
and driving prevention program started in Chico, California in
1995. In 1995 someone was killed or injured in an alcohol related
collision every 15 minutes. This program provides real emotions
and feelings which touch students and the local community in a
way that is far different from previous types of education.
The first day consists
of a mock car crash scene on the football field. The second day
is a mock funeral service with guest speakers and the reading
of letters to family members and friends of students who mock
"died" the previous day in the car crash scene.
The Office of Traffic
Safety (OTS) in conjunction with the California Highway Patrol
(CHP) offer schools in California a $10,000 grant to conduct this
program. The CHP also provides a liaison for your school to conduct
the program. For more information and grant information, contact
the local CHP office at 408-467-5400.
If you would like assistance
with the coordination of your program call AMR's Every 15 Minutes
Coordinator at 408-591-6026. Since 1999, AMR Santa Clara has sponsored and coordinated
over 26 successful events at local high schools.
