{"id":161709,"date":"2016-10-27T17:29:34","date_gmt":"2016-10-27T07:29:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=161709"},"modified":"2020-10-02T10:44:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-02T00:44:50","slug":"drama-captures-real-life-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2016\/10\/27\/drama-captures-real-life-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Drama Captures Real-Life Trauma"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A teenage girl, cut by the smashed windscreen, lies on the ground in front of the wrecked car<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

October 27, 2016<\/strong><\/p>\n

A teenage girl – bloodied and cut by a smashed windscreen – lies on the ground, gasping for air.<\/p>\n

A few metres away her two male friends, also covered in blood, are still strapped in their seatbelts in a smashed up vehicle.<\/p>\n

Empty alcohol cans and bottles are strewn across the seats.<\/p>\n

This was the disturbing scenario which confronted Kingaroy State High School Year 11 students on Thursday when the RACQ brought its powerful “Docudrama” education program to the school.<\/p>\n

The scenario involved three Year 12 students – Greta Oliver (road victim), Eli Bunyoung (passenger) and Tyson Tunstall (driver) – and was played out in real time with involvement by local police, ambulance paramedics and undertakers from Virgo Funerals.<\/p>\n

David Webber, from RACQ, said the drama was designed to be a catalyst for discussion, rather than shocking the students.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He said that when the students saw their peers involved in the crash, there was an emotional impact that helped to empower them to have discussions with their friends.<\/p>\n

Road crashes account for about 40 per cent of deaths in teenagers and young adults aged between 15-25 years in Queensland.<\/p>\n

After witnessing the real-life scenario play out, the students then attended a debriefing session looking at how the tragedy could have been avoided.<\/p>\n

Emphasis is on the Fatal Five:<\/strong><\/p>\n