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Showing 1 to 7 of 7 for “"critical incident stress"”.
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Critical Incident Stress and the Perceived Availability of Peer Support for Civilian Criminalistics Personnel
The vast majority of police-related stress research has focused upon sworn law enforcement officers and the physical, mental and emotional toll the profession exacts. This study examines the level of critical incident stress experienced by criminalistics personnel and the perception of peer support …
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Post Traumatic Stress Symptoms and Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) in Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Personnel.
<p>EMS personnel were examined for Post Traumatic Stress symptoms and the usefulness of Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD) using the Los Angeles Symptom Checklist (LASC) and a demographics questionnaire. This study revealed that women in this group show higher PTSD symptoms than male …
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Revisiting the Fork in the Road: Exploring the Meaning of Critical Incident Stress Among Intensive Care Unit Nurses
… them at risk for encountering work-related critical incident stress. Critical incident stress is a term used to describe the broad and diverse range of responses that occur following a sudden and unexpected event known as a critical incident. Critical incident stress in the context of ICU …
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Predictors of post-traumatic stress disorder among ambulance personnel in the western cape province
… faced in accessing support for work related stress (WRS). Methods: A cross-sectional study of voluntary participants comprising 388 ambulance personnel was conducted. Participants completed self-administered questionnaires: Impact of Event Scale-Revised (IES-R), EMS Critical Incident …
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Staff nurses' appraisals and coping strategies in a critical incident
… to how nurses reacted to and coped with stressful encounters, there was little information about a specific kind of stress: critical incident stress (CIS). The purpose of this study was to describe how medical/surgical general duty nurses appraised, reacted to, and coped with critical …
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How Cumulative Stress Affected the Lived Experience of Emergency Medical Service Workers after a Horrific Natural Disaster: Implications for Professional Counselors
… who could report the effects of cumulative stress reactions that occurred during and shortly after their response into that devastated region. This study was grounded in Critical Incident Stress Management Theory (CISM) developed by Jeff Michell. This inquiry utilized focus groups and key …
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Surveying School Counselors via the Internet Regarding Their Experiences and Training Needs in Crisis Intervention
… psychological first aid, crisis simulations, Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, and legal/ethical issues in crisis intervention.