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Trauma and PTSD in First Responders: Support for the Peer Support Team

Trauma and PTSD in First Responders: Support for the Peer Support Team

First Responders face trauma as part of the job. Firefighters, Law Enforcement officers, EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, and other emergency personnel may regularly encounter fatal accidents, medical emergencies, child injuries, violence, disasters, line-of-duty deaths, and other deeply distressing situations.