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Scenario

How trauma affects first responders who witness child deaths

My hands still shake when I see blood even though I work as an EMT and this started after I could not save that kid last month.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Repeated exposure to human suffering can breach even professional psychological defenses when certain archetypal losses occur.

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Dipa
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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Emergency and first aid — evidence-based?”

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