title: [P.A.R.T.Y. An initiative for more risk awareness among young road users].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Accident prevention strategies aim to inform young people about risk-taking behavior and the consequences of trauma. The Prevent Alcohol and Risk-related Trauma in Youth (P.A.R.T.Y.) program is an accident prevention program that focuses on the prevention of road traffic accidents among young road users. Initial results of the program were evaluated to find out if the implementation of this prevention program is feasible in Germany.
  
  
  METHODS
  During a 1-day interactive course young road users were introduced to the work carried out in an accident trauma unit and were informed about injury mechanisms and about the consequences of trauma. A systematic evaluation was made by all participants. The results were analyzed to find out whether it is possible to implement the program and the impressions gained by the participants of the program in order to be able to make further adjustments.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 219 young road users participated in the P.A.R.T.Y. program between 2011 and 2013. All participants reviewed the structure of the program with the help of school grades. Of the participants 59 % (n = 129) rated the program as "very good" and 41 % gave the rating of "good". Overall, 70 % of all participants advocated that all people of the same age should participate in the program. The structure was described as being well-balanced with respect to the theoretical and practical stations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The P.A.R.T.Y. program is a standardized and well-established concept that can also contribute to accident prevention in Germany. It provides the possibility to implement an accident awareness program throughout Germany. Initial results show that the program can be implemented in German hospitals and that the program appeals to the target group of young road users.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Sporttraumatologie, Klinikum Köln-Merheim, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109, Köln, Deutschland. tbrockamp@gmail.com.|AG Prävention von Verletzungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland. tbrockamp@gmail.com.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brockamp
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Sporttraumatologie, Klinikum Köln-Merheim, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109, Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Koenen
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Sporttraumatologie, Klinikum Köln-Merheim, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109, Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mutschler
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Sporttraumatologie, Klinikum Köln-Merheim, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109, Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Probst
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Orthopädie, Unfallchirurgie und Sporttraumatologie, Klinikum Köln-Merheim, Universität Witten-Herdecke, Ostmerheimer Str. 200, 51109, Köln, Deutschland.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bouillon
authors.affiliation: AG Prävention von Verletzungen der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Unfallchirurgie e. V., Berlin, Deutschland.|AUC - Akademie der Unfallchirurgie GmbH, München, Deutschland.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Schmucker
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000293:Adolescent; D054626:Consumer Health Information / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D057220:Health Literacy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011153:Population; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Accident causes; Accident prevention; Germany; P.A.R.T.Y.; Trauma