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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

Course Overview

Webcast Topics
* 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.
Support Materials
* Script
    MS Word         HTML
* Slide Presentation
   
*What is Stress?
Segment 1 (PDF) (371 KB)
*Stressors Affecting Disaster Responders
Segment 2 (PDF) (289 KB)
*Managing First Responder Stress
Segment 3 (PDF) (475 KB)
*Helping the Public during a Disaster
Segment 4 (PDF) (485 KB)

*Segments 1 - 4
(PDF) (1 MB)
* Resource Materials
    *Surviving Field Stress for First Responders Reference Manual (PDF) (1.7 MB)


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