A new Charles Sturt University (CSU) 'trauma car', which has been designed and constructed to enable paramedic students to practice extrication of injured people from vehicles following road accidents, will be unveiled at the Community Careers and Recruitment Fair in Penrith on Saturday 4 May. Mr Sandy MacQuarrie, lecturer in the paramedic program at the CSU School of Biomedical Sciences in Bathurst, said, “The new trauma car will form the backdrop for showcasing the very interesting career of paramedics when five final-year paramedic students and I participate at the Community Careers and Recruitment Fair in Penrith tomorrow. We are always interested in sharing information and insights into the range of careers paramedics can pursue, and our students will be able to talk about their experiences in the program. The trauma car was specially constructed for us by apprentices at TAFE Western in Dubbo, NSW. We trialled it during a recent residential school in Bathurst for postgraduate paramedic students, and it surpassed all expectations.”