Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

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Debriefing is a “specific technique designed to assist others in dealing with the physical or psychological symptoms that are generally associated with trauma exposure. Debriefing allows those involved with the incident to process the event and reflect on its impact …. individuals who are provided CISD within a 24-72 hour period after the initial critical incident experience less short-term and long-term crisis reactions or psychological trauma” (Davis, J. 2008). Debriefing allow the person to think through the incident and what it means to their immediate and later life. Support need to be offered a soon as possible due to the documented relief from stress and associated trauma. The process just like a root cause analysis may reveal risk factors that can be modified for example harassment at the place of work as a cause for the incident should be resolved through the human resource team. …show more content…

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