Trauma Nurses Talk Tough (TNTT)

The nursing staff at Mountain View Hospitalpresents "Trauma Nurses Talk Tough" for schools and the public, to show why safety precautions (such as driving sober or wearing bike helmets) are critical.

What is TNTT?

Trauma Nurses Talk Tough is a program that originated in Oregon Statewhen three trauma nurses decided to do something to decrease the number of kids that were brought into the state's trauma centers. In order to do this they had to educate the kids about making safe choices in order to prevent senseless injuries.

Safety Programs Geared for Students

Mountain View Hospital's Trauma Nurses Talk Tough program presents school presentations each year for children ages five to 18. Program topics include:

Bike Wheels to Steering Wheels - The curriculum for middle school students and science classes links science and safety by exploring how Newton 's Laws connect with traffic safety principles.

Family Driver Education is offered to school driver's education teachers to serve at Parent Night to meet the ODOT requirement of parent involvement. A modified classroom presentation, School Driver Education, is also available.

Graduated Driver's Licensing (GDL) Workshops are three-hour evening classes in which parent education staff and trauma nurses team up to provide driver safety education tips for teens and their parents.

Trauma Nurses Talk Tough to Kids About Life/Bike Safety (designed for children in kindergarten through seventh grades, and their parents, and focuses on bicycle and auto safety.

Trauma Nurses talk Tough to Teens About Life/Auto Safety is designed for teenagers and uses facts, figures and a fairly graphic slide presentation to demonstrate the reality of the effects of unsafe driving behavior, plus underage alcohol or other drug use.