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Seattle & King County
401 5th Ave., Suite 1300
Seattle, WA 98104

Phone: 206-296-4600
TTY Relay: 711

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Examples of reactions to a critical incident

Physical symptoms

  • Chest pain
  • Chills
  • Difficulty breathing
  • Dizziness
  • Elevated blood pressure
  • Fainting
  • Fatigue
  • Grinding of teeth
  • Headaches
  • Muscle tremors
  • Nausea
  • Profuse sweating
  • Rapid heart rate
  • Shock symptoms
  • Thirst
  • Twitches
  • Visual difficulties
  • Vomiting
  • Weakness
  • etc.

Cognitive symptoms

  • Blaming someone
  • Confusion
  • Difficulty identifying objects or person
  • Disorientation of time, place or person
  • Heightened or lowered alertness
  • Hyper-vigilance
  • Increased or decreased awareness of surrounding
  • Intrusive images
  • Nightmares
  • Poor abstract thinking
  • Poor concentration/memory
  • Poor problem solving
  • Suspiciousness
  • Uncertainty

Emotional symptoms

  • Agitation
  • Anxiety
  • Apprehension
  • Denial
  • Depression
  • Emotional outbursts
  • Emotional shock
  • Fear
  • Feeling overwhelmed
  • Grief
  • Guilt
  • Inappropriate emotional response
  • Intense anger
  • Irritability
  • Loss of emotional control
  • Panic

Behavioral symptoms

  • Antisocial acts
  • Change in social activity
  • Change in speech patterns
  • Change in usual communications
  • Erratic movements
  • Hyper-alert to environment
  • Inability to rest
  • Increased alcohol consumption
  • Intensified pacing
  • Loss or increase of appetite
  • Withdrawal
  • etc.