CISM Flashcards
Process designed to reduce stress and enhance recovery from a traumatic event based on principles of crisis intervention and education
CISM
Research has shown that only a ________ of emergency workers are not effected by traumatic events
very small percentage
What percent can resolve issues from traumatic events on their own?
half
The EAP program contracts through who?
Cascade Centers or the City Select and Kaiser medical plans
The peer support team is a component of EAP and is both…
voluntary and confidential
The concept of peer support builds on the well established tradition of
firefighters helping firefighters
Typically people in need of peer support will be matched with..
same rank and gender, and when appropriate with someone with expertise or experience in the area of concern
Who is contracted mental health provider and how many visits per family member?
Cascade Centers and five
Five CISM areas of support
Individual support, on scene support for community members, Demobilization, Defusing, debriefings
Oregon Critical Response Team consists of both
mental health professionals and peer support team members
A debriefing is optimally conducted within?
24-72 hours of the incident and generally not beyond one week
A follow up debriefing is conducted when?
Weeks or months after incident
How long for CISM response
30-60 minutes
How to activate CISM at scene?
Chain of command to IC, IC notifies Dispatch liaison, dispatch pages EAP coordinator, BC and on duty EOPS Deputy Chief (C103) with incident type, address, and cell phone
How to activate CISM at scene?
Chain of command to IC, IC notifies Dispatch liaison, dispatch pages EAP coordinator, BC and on duty EOPS Deputy Chief (C103) with incident type, address, and cell phone