Katrina Mental Aftermath
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EMS workers dealing with the increased level of suicide attempts in their area while also dealing with their own lives.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014682
Highly recommended story.
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This makes me think of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing in general. After the recent trailer park vs. tornado incidient, the local hospitals and fire departments had CISD within 24 hours and again over the following days. Did the ambulance service? No. None. They have a 1-800 number we can call if we choose to get help and all the crews were invited to attend the other CISD meetings. This just does not seem right to me. There is no reason to be superman. CISD is a wonderful thing for most people. Why would an organization that supposedly understands issues like this would not even offer CISD? I don't know the answer to that.
EMS workers dealing with the increased level of suicide attempts in their area while also dealing with their own lives.
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5014682
Highly recommended story.
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This makes me think of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing in general. After the recent trailer park vs. tornado incidient, the local hospitals and fire departments had CISD within 24 hours and again over the following days. Did the ambulance service? No. None. They have a 1-800 number we can call if we choose to get help and all the crews were invited to attend the other CISD meetings. This just does not seem right to me. There is no reason to be superman. CISD is a wonderful thing for most people. Why would an organization that supposedly understands issues like this would not even offer CISD? I don't know the answer to that.
posted by MidwestMedic at 11:46
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