(LaVerendrye Hospital's emergency department was one of the stop in Grade 10 students visit to hospital)A group of grade 10 students got a close-up look yesterday at what the impact of an tragic accident can have.
A visit to LaVerendrye hospital in Fort Frances was part of a prevention program called P.A.R.T.Y. - Prevent Alcohol Related Trauma in Youth.
Paramedic John Beaton, who started the program here, says it teaches young people to make smart choices.
"The term we use is a ripple effect," says Beaton. "The choice you make, how it effects everybody else, your family and friends, you don't realize those choices you make on a short notice how effects everybody so we're trying to get them to make smart risks."
Students also heard from emergency personnel and accident survivors.
