Critical Incident Stress (CIS)
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Emergency Service Worker's (ESW's) can experience excitement from saving property from destruction and the ultimate satisfaction of saving a life, but the exhilaration and thrills can come to a holt when ESW's are faced with an occupational hazard called Critical Incident Stress (CIS).(Mitchell 86) ....
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.... emotional and cognitive effects.(Mitchell 86).
CIS reaction's are incident specific. They may be either Acute or Delayed.(Mitchell 81)
An acute CIS reaction begins while the ESW is engaged with on scene operations. It is an incident that is often very disturbing for ESW's and may become physically ill as a result of the intense stress level associated with the event.(Bush Fire Services 92). Under particularly stressing circumstances some maybe unable to function properly at the s ....
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