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Critical Incident Stress Flashcards

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Critical incident stress management is a process designed to do what 2 PERSONAL things for an employee?

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Reduce stress
Enhance recovery

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A traumatic event is any situation that causes strong emotional reactions that have the potential to do what 2 things?

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Interfere with ability to function on job
Negatively impact job performance/personal life

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Mental Health Services are offered to members and their families through what program?

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EAP
Employee assistance program

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How do you contact a peer support team member?

When are peer support members available?

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You can contact them directly or contact the BHC coordinator (Jessica Stein)

24/7

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The CIS team consists of what 4 people?

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  1. BHC coordinator
  2. Mental health professionals
  3. Peer supporters
  4. Chaplain
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What is difference between demobilization, defusing, debriefing?

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Demobilization: group intervention, provide info on CIS
Defusing: rapid, brief, less than 1 hr, minimize sting
Debrief: formal briefing, 24-72 hrs after incident

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Who can recognize need for procedure for activating a CISM response?

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ANY member may contact IC thru chain of command

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Anytime that an emergency response crew is subjected to a traumatic event, what box should the officer check?

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TRAUMATIC EVENT checkbox

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The traumatic event checkbox will generate an automatic email to what 3 people?

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  1. Assigned Battalion Chief
  2. BHC
  3. C201
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How many people who demonstrate symptoms related to traumatic events can resolve these alone?

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Approximately 1/2

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What 2 companies does our EAP contract with? (But access to 4)

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Canopy (represented)
ComPsych (non-represented)

City Select
Kaiser

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What level education are the Canopy phones staffed with?

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Masters level counselors

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Who is our department Behavioral Health Program MANAGER?

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Medical Services and Training Deputy Chief

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CISM consists of what 5 areas of support?

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  1. Individual
  2. Demobilization
  3. Defusing
  4. Debriefing (24-72 hours)
  5. Follow-up Debriefing (weeks/months later)
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Give 11 examples of a potential traumatic event when CISM structure should be notified

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  1. Serious injury/death of member
  2. Serious injury/death of police
  3. Pt loss after prolonged treatment
  4. Serious injury/death of civilian
  5. Traumatic death/injury of child
  6. Charged emotional incident
  7. Extreme media coverage
  8. Mass casualty
  9. Mayday
  10. Suicide of coworker
  11. Victims known to responders
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Where is the Traumatic event checkbox located?

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Responder tab of Incident System
(EOPS)
Tools in Personnel System
(CHD)

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What are some signs a member is adversely impacted?

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Change in mood/behavior
Disturbance eating/sleeping patterns
Avoidance of topic

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When an EOPS traumatic event is received, the Battalion Chief will review incident and make contact with who?

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Company Officer

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What is the ON SCENE procedure for a CISM activation? Who are the 2 people the IC notifies?

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IC notifies their BC and on duty C103

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After consulting with input of BHC, IC determines if any affected companies will be placed out of service and notifies who concerning the dispositionof these companies?

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The Deputy Chief may place a member on “detail” status for how long before they use VL/SL for excuse from active duty?

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Up to 2 shifts

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Who can act in the place of the BHC Jessica Stein if needed?

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C201
Medical Services and Training Deputy Chief

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Can members choose to select their own peer supporters if they wish?

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Can any member contact the BHC directly?

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When should the Traumatic Event checkbox be activated?

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Anytime emergency crews are subjected to a traumatic event

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A critical incident or traumatic event is also known as what?

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Emotionally charged event

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Research has shown how many people are NOT affected by traumatic events?

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only a VERY SMALL percentage

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Do peer supporters have to be sworn employees?

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NO. Can be sworn or non-sworn

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What is difference between Demobilization and Defusing?

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Demobilization (provide INFO on stress)

Defusing (provide facts, minimize rumors, reduce the sting)

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A normalizing period following an incident with a debriefing of how long is recommended?

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Due to the time involved (30 min-1 hour) in a CISM response, activation to a SCENE must limited to what?

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Extended Operations

LT 2024 (53 decks)

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