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CRITICAL INCIDENT STRESS DEFUSING [1 record]

Record 1 2013-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mental health and hygiene
  • Human Behaviour
CONT

Critical incident stress debriefing [is] a group meeting of those involved, [held] directly after the event. The purposes of CIS defusing are : to allow those involved to tell what happened and to talk about their reactions [, and] to provide information about normal stress reactions, about available support services, and about details of the follow-up CISD [critical incident stress debriefing].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Hygiène et santé mentales
  • Comportement humain
CONT

Le désamorçage du stress provoqué par un incident critique [est] une séance [qui a lieu] tout de suite après l’IC [incident critique] où sont réunies les personnes visées. Les buts du désamorçage du SIC sont les suivants : [de] permettre aux personnes visées d’expliquer ce qui s’est passé et d’exprimer leurs réactions à l’événement [, et] de fournir de l’information à propos des réactions normales, de la disponibilité du soutien social et des détails concernant la séance de verbalisation suivant un incident critique (SVIC).

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