[MSAR] Critical Incident Stress Management

Sarah Truelove c/o MSAR Maintainer msar at ibiblio.org
Tue Jan 13 10:34:30 EST 2004


[Sarah Truelove, sarah at spindletop tamu edu, wrote this;  MSAR-Riders'
list management software redirected it to me by mistake.  - Una]

Hello to all,

I just had the opportunity to take a two day class on Critical Incident Stress 
Management. If you are not familiar with this subject, PLEASE take the time to 
familiarize yourself with it. There is a plethora of information on the 
internet and many books written on the subject. It helps explain what is going 
on in the body while we are experiencing the stress and that it is all 100% 
normal. The instructor also had many stories about people who had not worked 
through previous critical incident stress only to have it come back on them at 
the most inopportune times. 

Reading through this material is definitely worth your time and I urge everyone 
who is asked to attend a critical incident stress defusing and/or debriefing 
after a traumatic incident to please do so. Not only for yourself but also for 
your fellow teammates that experienced the trauma. 

Thank you for your time,
Sarah Truelove
Texas




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