RE: Good Shattered Dreams Video

[Guest guest]

Read somewhere not too long ago that somebody did a study and found that

the Shattered Dreams program had zero effect.

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[Guest guest]

I think we have to look at what's the best use of our time and money. It

costs money and lots of time to put on a Shattered Dreams demonstration. I

have done several of them over the years. One has to look at the

cost/benefit ratio I think.

Looking back at my youth, I was around wrecks all the time since I started

in the ambulance business early. What I saw didn't affect my wild driving

habits one bit. Age was the only thing that made me a safer driver, and

luck is what kept me alive.

I wish I knew the magic potion that would change kids' behaviors, but I

don't.

GG

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> Gene to me if zero affect might could maybe impact one kid in 10,000

> to change behavior I'd be all for doing these things. If however the

> chance fir harm is there that's ny fear.

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> I have for over 25 years told my kids that the answer " I don't know "

> is often an acceptable answer to a given question. Since 1981 in the

> context if ENS it is the answer I have heard the most to nearly all

> questions I've posed in regard to what we do. The collary to the

> staement that " I don't know " is often an acceptable answer to a given

> question is that it can't be the answer for all questions.

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> EMS (and fire for that matter) can be very strange.

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> Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET

> FF/NREMT/FSI/ FF/

> Typed by my fingers on my iPhone.

> Please excuse any typos

> (Cell)

> LNMolino@...

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> > Read somewhere not too long ago that somebody did a study and found

> > that

> > the Shattered Dreams program had zero effect.

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> > GG

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> > > Or at least not cause harm.

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> > > Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET

> > > FF/NREMT/FSI/ FF/

> > > Typed by my fingers on my iPhone.

> > > Please excuse any typos

> > > (Cell)

> > > LNMolino@...

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> > > > Hopefully it will make an impact.

> > > > http://www.chron.http:

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[Guest guest]

Gene I was an EMT-A at 16 in New Jersey, I could not drive at the time

until I was 17 (I know great system). When I started driving I never wore a

seat belt. By then I had made 50 good wrecks and countless of those were full

or partial ejections.

why?

I was 17 and invincible.

I got smart at 19 or so (seatbelt wise)

Louis N. Molino, Sr., CET

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In a message dated 10/9/2009 11:09:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time,

wegandy1938@... writes:

I think we have to look at what's the best use of our time and money. It

costs money and lots of time to put on a Shattered Dreams demonstration. I

have done several of them over the years. One has to look at the

cost/benefit ratio I think.

Looking back at my youth, I was around wrecks all the time since I started

in the ambulance business early. What I saw didn't affect my wild driving

habits one bit. Age was the only thing that made me a safer driver, and

luck is what kept me alive.

I wish I knew the magic potion that would change kids' behaviors, but I

don't.

GG

In a message dated 10/9/09 7:24:10 PM, _lnmolino@..._

(mailto:lnmolino@...) writes:

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> Gene to me if zero affect might could maybe impact one kid in 10,000

> to change behavior I'd be all for doing these things. If however the

> chance fir harm is there that's ny fear.

>

> I have for over 25 years told my kids that the answer " I don't know "

> is often an acceptable answer to a given question. Since 1981 in the

> context if ENS it is the answer I have heard the most to nearly all

> questions I've posed in regard to what we do. The collary to the

> staement that " I don't know " is often an acceptable answer to a given

> question is that it can't be the answer for all questions.

>

> EMS (and fire for that matter) can be very strange.

>

> Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET

> FF/NREMT/FSI/ FF/

> Typed by my fingers on my iPhone.

> Please excuse any typos

> (Cell)

> _LNMolino@..._ (mailto:LNMolino@...)

>

> On Oct 9, 2009, at 19:50, wegandy1938@ On Oct 9,

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> > Read somewhere not too long ago that somebody did a study and found

> > that

> > the Shattered Dreams program had zero effect.

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> > GG

> > In a message dated 10/9/09 11:21:06 AM, _lnmolino@..._

(mailto:lnmolino@...) writes:

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> > > FF/NREMT/FSI/ FF/

> > > Typed by my fingers on my iPhone.

> > > Please excuse any typos

> > > (Cell)

> > > _LNMolino@..._ (mailto:LNMolino@...)

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> > > On Oct 8, 2009, at 19:59, " tomjones903 " _tjlj@..._

(mailto:tjlj@...) > wrote:

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> > > > Hopefully it will make an impact.

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[Guest guest]

Many schools have stopped the Shattered Dreams programs. With all the problems

most HS students are facing, motor-vehicle injury prevention takes a back seat.

- even though it is the *1 killer.

After teaching HS for 6 years, I can tell you what's on the average kids' mind

is problematic to say the least. A number of kids in my HS are occupied with

finding a safe place to sleep at night and getting a meal outside of school. A

senior in my second year program lost 20 lbs. over the summer because his mother

died, and no one was there to help. We're fattening him up.

When I ask my HS EMT and Health Science students to do injury/illness

prevention projects of their own choice, topics like preventing STDs,

pregnancy, date rape, gang violence, alcoholism, and drug abuse are prevalent.

That's why Shattered Dreams needs to have a place.

I've been involved in Shattered Dreams programs since 1999. In that time I've

seen the wind taken out of the sails. The program needs an update. We must

also remember, what we revere as medics, parents, and teachers is mostly

complete crap to a teenager. That's why we need think about what is going to

get the kids attention and apply it. Just ask the kids!!!!

-MH

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From: texasems-l [texasems-l ] On Behalf Of

wegandy1938@... [wegandy1938@...]

Sent: Friday, October 09, 2009 7:50 PM

To: texasems-l

Subject: Re: Good Shattered Dreams Video

Read somewhere not too long ago that somebody did a study and found that

the Shattered Dreams program had zero effect.

GG

In a message dated 10/9/09 11:21:06 AM,

lnmolino@... writes:

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> Or at least not cause harm.

>

> Louis N. Molino, Sr. CET

> FF/NREMT/FSI/ FF/

> Typed by my fingers on my iPhone.

> Please excuse any typos

> (Cell)

> LNMolino@...

>

> On Oct 8, 2009, at 19:59, " tomjones903 "

tjlj@...> wrote:

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> > Hopefully it will make an impact.

> > http://www.chron.http:

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