Expositions

Mission & Objectives

1. Basic anatomy and physiology of the brain, the spinal fluid, the skull, the spinal cord and other components of the Nervous System

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2.Testimonies of people who have survived an accident and suffered brain and spinal cord injuries resulting in brain and/or spinal cord trauma, and who, at the present, have to live with its consequences

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AFTER

Humberto :

Interests and activities before the incident :surf, sports.
Goals and dreams: To get married, to have family, to be a pilot for Air Force, "to be famous"
His best description:active, talkative, independent

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Report of the day of the accident:
Date: September 25th, 1995
Time: 10.30 a.m
Place: Beaches of Tijuana, ac.
Patient: a youth, 15 year-old
Factors: Diving at the beach
Diagnosis: sprain and fracture of C5 - C6
Result: Quadriplegia

Current Report:

despues Humberto strives to survive. “He wants to educate the community in accident prevention, through his experience he hopes that people will be aware of the dangers of not thinking first so that they might be spare of the painful experience he is suffering

3. Active intervention of the students through questions to the exhibitors

4. Evaluation Test on the comprehension of the Program "Piensa Primero" (Think First) and monitoring of its application in every-day life (approximately three months after the first Test). .

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