Impact: Stories of Survival (Discovery Health Channel)
common sense media says
Brace yourself for true tales of beating the odds.
parents & educators say
What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this reality-based series includes video footage and re-enactments of life-threatening accidents -- including car crashes, avalanches, and power-tool mishaps. The injuries and treatment methods are sometimes shown in detailed close-ups (as when a burn victim's dead, blackened skin is forcefully sanded down), and computer images illustrate the effects on the victim's body. Interviews with family members can be emotional, and the victims themselves sometimes allude to feelings of depression during their recovery time. On the flip side, the series highlights how medical advances and the strength of the human spirit combine to overcome extensive injuries.
Violence:
Video footage and dramatic re-enactments show victims getting hit by cars, scalded by hot water, cut by saws, and thrown from vehicles. Surgical scenes are sometimes graphic, too -- in one, a burn victim's dead skin is sanded off to the point of bleeding.
Sex:
Occasional non-sexual partial nudity, usually in hospital scenes.
Language:
Not applicable.
Consumerism:
Not applicable.
Drinking, drugs, & smoking:
Not applicable.
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fezzihair100
kid, 9 years old
kid, 9 years old
its kind of intense.
I love this show, my favorate episode is the one where a teenage skater bends his leg and finds himself at the brink of death!
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