Ham program 500 word essay

The hospital portion of the HAM program has changed over time from being a four hour, rather cursory program, to an eight hour, more thorough, program. Interestingly, if one is not under court orders to attend the class, the class is free, perhaps to encourage such attendees and prevent DUI and/or reckless driving.

In the hospital portion of the HAM program, an emergency room physician, trauma nurse and EMT each give short lectures to program attendees about their experiences and the types of patients they have treated. As might be expected, pictures of horrific accidents and injuries involving alcohol are shown.

The program is administered through Volunteer Los Angeles, which has offices in Van Nuys and Panorama City. The hospital portion of the HAM program has changed over time from being a four hour, rather cursory program, to an eight hour, more thorough, program.

MADD Sign The HAM program is most commonly reserved for younger probationers. Our older clients, those over 30, usually avoid having to take the class, except when there is a very high blood alcohol content (BAC) involved, an accident and/or someone is injured as a consequence of the DUI.