1-11 Flashcards
What is the PST member and/or coordinator responsible for?
Evaluating and determining the level of intervention required
What are all personnel responsible for regarding peer support team SOG?
For indenturing stressful and significant incidents that may qualify for a Critical Incident Stress Management Intervention
Where can PST phone numbers be found?
Numbers posted in each station and division as well as listed on the computer fire dept. “G” drive - Fire Gen -CISM list
Examples of significant incidental:(9)
1- serious injury or death of a fire department member of other emergency personnel
2- mass casualty incidents
3- suicide of a fire service member
4- serious injury or death of a civilian resulting form fire operations
5- death of a child or violence to a child
6- death of a patient following extraordinary and prolonged expenditure of physical and emotional emery during rescue efforts by fire service personnel
7- incidents that attract extremely unusual or critical news media attention
8- any incident that is charged with profound emotion
9- an incident in which the circumstances were so unusual or the sights and sounds so distressing as to produce a high level of immediate or delayed emotional reaction
Define crisis.
A sudden and next extend situation in which one is confronted with circumstances that are outside their usual life experience and outside of their control
Define Crisis Intervention
Initial support intending to mitigate and normalize the effects of a crisis
Define Significant Incident
Challenging events that have the potential to create significant human distress and can overwhelm one’s coping behaviours
All interventions or support are________ and ___________.
All interventions or support are anonymous and confidential.
ICs should reduce exposure to significant incidents by__________ and ___________ from the scene as soon as possible
ICs should reduce exposure to significant incidents by rotating personnel and by removing initial personnel from the scene as soon as possible.
What is CIS defusing?
- Led by PST members
- Conducted within 8-12 hrs of an incident
- Mutually agreed upon location and time
- Confidential non-evaluative discussion of involvement, thoughts and emotional impact resulting from the incident
- Education on stress-related reactions and coping skills is included
- Session to last up to 1 hr
What is CIS Debriefing?
- Led by PST members with the support of an EAP Mental Health Professional Counsellor
- Conducted within 24-72 hours at a mutually agreed upon location and time
- A more in-depth confidential non-evaluative discussion of involvement, thoughts and emotional impact resulting from the incident
- Education on stress reactions and coping skills is included
- Session lasts up to 3hrs
A Critical Incident Stress Debriefing is not _____________.
…… Is not a tactical critique of fire department operations. Performance issues will not be discussed.
Who has the authority to take individuals out of service?
The district or platoon or division chief has the authority to make this decision.
