alt Hacker NewsI would've expected a top reason to be the possibility of seeing mutilated bodies, dead babies and children, and other fun stuff like that. EMTs on this thread, how do you cope with that?
I would've expected a top reason to be the possibility of seeing mutilated bodies, dead babies and children, and other fun stuff like that. EMTs on this thread, how do you cope with that?
You fall back on your training. It's a powerful feeling knowing how to calmly make good decisions in the middle of something horrible.
Some will say you get used to it. I don't. I compartmentalize during and feel after. And we have an excellent CISD (critical incident stress debriefing) program for after-care where I work. I kind of think if you get so used to the horror that you cannot be empathetic, it's time to quit.