SELF-CARE GUIDE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS

First read this excellent resource from Spain

SELF-CARE GUIDE FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IN CRITICAL SITUATIONS

thanks to Susana for sending me an email about this resource!

Susana García Díez
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Some of you might have been following the London Trauma Conference going on this week and overnight there was some interesting tweets in regard to psychological debriefing after critical incidents. Here are some of the key tweets.

Immediate physiological debriefing can do harm #LTC2015 pic.twitter.com/ivINxEqRov

— James Tooley (@jamestooley) December 10, 2015

When we’re talking about PTSD, we’re talking about severe, disabling psychiatric disorder. There’s too much trivialisation. Wessely #LTC2015

— Chris Gray (@cgraydoc) December 10, 2015

Everybody gets upset but few develop serious psychiatric disturbance – target resources on those that do #LTC2015 pic.twitter.com/WnRr1kOFgn

— John Wood (@johnboy237) December 10, 2015

Any counterpoints? In my experience, formal debriefing can be incredibly helpful. More info?@jamestooley @ketaminh @paramedrusty @LizCrowe2

— EMedTox (@emedtox) December 10, 2015

Interesting balanced debate on psychological debriefing for secondary exposure https://t.co/jUoFXpF0pi https://t.co/DQcux1Aqh3

— Liz Crowe (@LizCrowe2) December 10, 2015

This showed psych debriefing should not be done with primary victims nor forced upon people. Crit Care staff not inc https://t.co/AHUpfmgNsU

— Liz Crowe (@LizCrowe2) December 10, 2015