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COMPLEXITIES OF AN EMERGENCY
Rating: 4.8 out of 5(15 ratings)
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COMPLEXITIES OF AN EMERGENCY

How to deal with the issue of stress before, during and after an emergency.
Created byArthur Jackson
Last updated 9/2023
English

What you'll learn

  • The components of an Emergency
  • About Stress and the role it playes in emergencies
  • Steps for handling each phase of an Emergency; Before the Emergency, During the Emergency, and After the Emergency
  • How to spot PTSD and Complex PTSD aftr the emergency

Course content

5 sections • 5 lectures • 34m total length

  • Introduction and complexities of an emergency9:15

    Explore the components of emergencies, including physical and emotional injuries, and learn to manage acute stress and fight-or-flight responses through preparation and training before, during, and after an emergency.

Requirements

  • This is a course designed to prepare lay responders for the different phases of an emergency. It will help the none professional responder (lay responder) to prepare and train T

Description

This course is designed to help the average person (lay responder) successfully navigate an emergency. The course covers not just an injury, but the more complex emotional issues of stress, each responder must face. Stress is explained and categorized so it is placed in context for each phase of an emergency to help lay responders, understand and cope with stress. This course walks you through preparation before, during, and after the emergency in detail.  PTSD and complex PTSD are explained to the layperson and lists of symptoms are outlined to help alert the responders of what to look for after an emergency and understand what happens to the body during stress. The body’s autonomic nervous system controls your heart rate, breathing, and vision changes. What is the  “fight-or-flight response"?

The course covers what physical symptoms of stress to look for:

  • Aches and pains.

  • Chest pain or a feeling like your heart is racing.

  • Exhaustion or trouble sleeping.

  • Headaches, dizziness or shaking.

  • High blood pressure.

  • Muscle tension or jaw clenching.

  • Stomach or digestive problems.

  • Trouble having sex.

  • Weak immune system.

Stress can lead to emotional and mental symptoms like:

  • Anxiety or irritability.

  • Depression.

  • Panic attacks.

  • Sadness.

How these can manifest into long-term health and economic issues for the individual and the organization

Who this course is for:

  • Complexities of an Emergency should be considered a mandatory course for all lay responders. The course focuses on helping untrained rsponders develop the training proceedures to be organized and successful in emergencies. This course will help ordinary people understand the components of emergencies, and understand the stress that comes with dealing with emergencies.

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