Critical Incident Stress (CIS)

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ESW is engaged with on scene operations. It is an incident that is often very disturbing for ESW's and may become physically ill as a result of the intense stress level associated with the event.(Bush Fire Services 92). Under particularly stressing circumstances some maybe unable to function properly at the scene or at a later date. This happens for example in the case of a death of a fellow worker in the line of duty and cannot return to his normal duties's. CIS at times can be so powerful as to cause mental and emotional breakdown in extreme case's death.(Mitchell 83).

The most common cognitive or mental symptom's of an acute stress reaction are impaired thinking and decision making, poor concentration and confusion, memory problem's, flashback's of previous scene's and poor attention spans.(Mitchell 81).

The emotional reactions to an acute stress situation include anxiety and fear, grief and depression, feeling lost and abandoned, withdrawal from other's anger and ...

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