This hard hitting, reality-based video gives viewers a chance to see what goes on inside the nation’s emergency rooms as doctors treat teens for some of the most common types of injuries among young people: drug overdose, alcohol poisoning, car wreck traumas and more. Dying High offers a glimpse into the nightmarish reality of what can happen when young people take risks with their health, their safety and even their lives. New federal data indicates a 20% increase in drug–related ER visits for teens under the age of 17. Yet drug-related emergencies are only part of the bigger picture. This video presents a series of episodes which allow viewers to see common life-and-death ER moments. The goal of this video is to remind teens that risk–taking behaviors can often lead to serious injury and death. Thought-provoking activities in the Teacher’s Resource Book allow students to continue their exploration of this subject.
Nationally acclaimed on the TODAY SHOW, and in the NEW YORK TIMES.
Includes:
video plus interactive quizzes, additional video segments, easy chapter references, graphics, music, teacher's resource book, student handouts and pre/post tests in digital format
Only the online Streaming rental is Closed Captioned.
Awards
Columbus International Film & Video Festival: Chris Gold Statuette
Telly Award Finalist
Reviews
Highly Recommended Dying High: Teens in the ER is one of several substance abuse education programs distributed by Human Relations Media. This eye-opening video features conversations with health care professionals who work in hospital emergency rooms, teens who have been patients in the ER due to drugs and alcohol, and parents who have lost a child in a drug or alcohol related incident. Using an interview format, the health care professionals interviewed explain emergency room procedures such as the procedure for pumping a patient’s stomach due to a drug overdose. Young adults discuss their experiences as patients in the ER. The most heartbreaking story however is a parent’s story of losing a child to a drug-related incident.
This video does not talk down to the audience; nothing here is “sugar-coated “or “warm and fuzzy.” The film is rather graphic in its descriptions and images of emergency room procedures, and for good reasons.
Included with the video is a 33-page resource guide divided into two sections: student activities and fact sheets. For student activities, you will find resources appropriate for various age levels. Activities range from ideas for research topics, to role-playing exercises, to creative writing ideas. The fact sheets include a list of web resources, intoxication limits for males and females, and information on alcohol poisoning.
The resource guide makes this video extremely useful and highly recommended for middle school or high school library media center collections, as well as public libraries serving a young adult population. Also beneficial for teacher training, social work or health sciences collections in an academic library.
- Michele M. Arcury, E. H. Butler Library, State University of New York College at Buffalo
Educational Media Reviews Online (EMRO)