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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.

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

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