Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine Auxiliary
The Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine Auxiliary adopted the "Think First" health project
for the 1990-91 year. The purpose of the project was to make teenagers more aware that they are
at the highest risk for sustaining head or spinal cord injuries and to give them solid information and
measures to protect themselves. The target population was the ninth and tenth grade health and
physical education classes in the four city high schools. The approximate number of students
reached was 3600 students.
The program consisted of four segments over a two-day period, running for six periods each
day. The first day consisted of the 20-minute film entitled "In Harms Way", which presents to the
students a study of decision-making in risk taking. This was followed by a discussion and slide
presentation of the anatomy and statistics of head and spinal cord injury as they relate to the
audience. This segment of the presentation was done by certified physical therapists from Moses
Cone Hospital Rehabilitation Unit. Class participation was encouraged and a question and answer
period followed. On the second day, Emergency Medical Services technicians gave an on-site care
presentation, describing proper bystander behavior should students witness an accident in which
persons may have suffered head or spinal cord injuries. A student was chosen to play the victim
who had sustained a spinal cord injury and to demonstrate on the scene care. The final portion of
the program was a survivor's presentation: a discussion of his/her injury, its' etiology, social,
emotional, and physical consequences. This was a young victim with a head or spinal cord injury
who could relate well with the audience. The audience participation was very good at this time.
This program was presented to our general membership by Dr. Mike McWhorter in January,
1990. One auxiliary member, Mrs. Carla Robinson, expressed her interest and willingness to
organize and chair the project. Her husband, Dr. Stephen Robinson, a neurosurgeon in
Greensboro, was very interested in the program and willing to sponsor it for us.
Carla will be presenting our program at the Annual Meeting in May. Packets will be available
to those counties who are interested in starting a program. Dr. Mike McWhorter will be discussing
new details that have occurred with the "Think First" program and will be encouraging the
Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine Auxiliary
The Greater Greensboro Society of Medicine Auxiliary adopted the "Think First" health project
for the 1990-91 year. The purpose of the project was to make teenagers more aware that they are
at the highest risk for sustaining head or spinal cord injuries and to give them solid information and
measures to protect themselves. The target population was the ninth and tenth grade health and
physical education classes in the four city high schools. The approximate number of students
reached was 3600 students.
The program consisted of four segments over a two-day period, running for six periods each
day. The first day consisted of the 20-minute film entitled "In Harms Way", which presents to the
students a study of decision-making in risk taking. This was followed by a discussion and slide
presentation of the anatomy and statistics of head and spinal cord injury as they relate to the
audience. This segment of the presentation was done by certified physical therapists from Moses
Cone Hospital Rehabilitation Unit. Class participation was encouraged and a question and answer
period followed. On the second day, Emergency Medical Services technicians gave an on-site care
presentation, describing proper bystander behavior should students witness an accident in which
persons may have suffered head or spinal cord injuries. A student was chosen to play the victim
who had sustained a spinal cord injury and to demonstrate on the scene care. The final portion of
the program was a survivor's presentation: a discussion of his/her injury, its' etiology, social,
emotional, and physical consequences. This was a young victim with a head or spinal cord injury
who could relate well with the audience. The audience participation was very good at this time.
This program was presented to our general membership by Dr. Mike McWhorter in January,
1990. One auxiliary member, Mrs. Carla Robinson, expressed her interest and willingness to
organize and chair the project. Her husband, Dr. Stephen Robinson, a neurosurgeon in
Greensboro, was very interested in the program and willing to sponsor it for us.
Carla will be presenting our program at the Annual Meeting in May. Packets will be available
to those counties who are interested in starting a program. Dr. Mike McWhorter will be discussing
new details that have occurred with the "Think First" program and will be encouraging the
