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Course Overview |
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Surviving Field Stress for First Responders
A National Center for Environmental Health/ Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and
Public Health Training Network Webcast
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Originally aired April 28, 2005
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM ET
Webcast Only
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First responders to a traumatic event are tasked with applying
their expertise under incredibly stressful conditions.
This webcast deals with the physical, emotional, and mental
stressors first responders face when called to a technological disaster.
It gives practical coping strategies and resources for dealing with stress.
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Goal
To help the responder or those they assist
be prepared for the stressors of
twenty-first century disasters.
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Objectives
Upon successful completion of the program, participants will be able to:
- Describe psychological stress.
- Explain common causes of stress.
- Describe the mental and physical health effects of excessive stress.
- Describe the social, physical, and emotional causes of first responders stress.
- Identify methods to cope with field related stress.
- Identify strategies for assisting members of the public adults and children, with their disaster-related stress in your role as first responder.
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Target Audience
Health-care providers, federal, state, and local public health and emergency management officials.
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Presenters
Pamela G. Tucker, MD, Medical Officer, DTEM, CDC/ATSDR
Scott V. Wright, M.S., EMT-P, Emergency Response Coordinator, DTEM, CDC/ATSDR
James R. MacDonald, M.S., On-Scene Coordinator, Emergency Response Region 7, EPA
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Sponsor
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is a sponsor for this webcast.
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Continuing Education Information
Continuing Education will be available by registering
and completing an evaluation at www.phppo.cdc.gov/phtnonline.
The origination date of this live webcast is April 28, 2005.
Continuing Education Credit for these Live Activities will
expire on May 31, 2005. The live CE activity number is: WC0074.
Continuing Education credit is offered for Enduring Materials:
Web-on-Demand - WD0074
CD-ROMs - CB3120
Video tapes - VC0079
They will be available from June 1, 2005 - June 1, 2008.
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Webcast Information
This program will have a live webcast and also will be available
for viewing after April 28, 2005. View
webcast.
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To Contact Us During the Program
All questions will be accepted during the webcast and the answers
will be posted on the above website shortly after April 28th 2005.
Voice: 800-793-8598
International callers: 404-639-0180
FAX: 800-553-6323
International callers: 404-639-0181
TTY: 800-815-8152
International callers: 404-639-0182
E-mail: stresswebcast@cdc.gov
Webcast technical assistance is available at
800-728-8232 only during the live webcast.
International callers: 404-639-1289
For a fax copy of this fact sheet, contact the CDC Fax Information
System at 888-232-3299 (or 877-232-1010 for the hearing impaired).
When prompted, enter the document number 130036 and a return fax number.
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