I have seen many videos covering stress and PTSD. this is one of the best and most comprehesive looks I have seen out there. This should be mandatory viewing for public safety or those that want to get into punlic safety.
This is an outstanding documentary that will surely start the conversation about mental health issues that affect public safety personnel and their families. I volunteer with Illinois Firefighter Peer Support and I agree with the officer in the video that it is the best thing I have ever done in my firefighting career. Thank you all for sharing these stories.
GREAT VIDEO, it's good to see the coverage of all public safety positions. Informative videos and training like this is well needed. Everyone in public safety, please listen to your body, get help if you need it. Make good use of your resources, stay safe, stay alive. We all are important. We all are in this fight together...God Bless...Capt. Coleman
To determine if a first responder in Georgia can receive worker's compensation for PTSD, you would need to contact a worker's comp lawyer in Georgia. The attorney could also advise regarding medically retiring from injuries. If you are currently employed in Georgia as a first responder and need assistance with the situations mentioned above, we recommend you contact an attorney or your agencies EAP. If those services are unavailable, you can call GCAL at 1-800-715-4225.
It's very hard to receive workers comp in Georgia if you can't "point" to a definitive "on the job" causation. We don't have "presumptive" laws in Georgia for Public Safety professionals regarding mental or physical health. You'd need a particular incident that you could point to as a precipitating event.
Studies show that 1 in 3 people who experience severe trauma develop PTSD. While answering a phone call is usually uneventful, a 911 dispatcher is thrust into traumatic experiences daily. While they do not visually see the event, they do hear every agonizing cry and scream from the people on the other end of the phone. No one is sure or fully understands why some people develop the condition and other do not, but certain factors appear to make some people more likely to develop PTSD than others. “The NIU study suggests that one does not need to be physically present during a traumatic event, or to even know the victim of a trauma, in order for the event to cause significant mental health challenges,” Lilly said. “The findings indicated the need for a broader definition and understanding of what might constitute a traumatic event.” www.niutoday.info/2012/03/29/niu-psychology-study-links-9-1-1-dispatchers-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-symptoms/
You never know what will occur in a phone call or radio transmission. There are calls I will never be able to forget even if I tried, and you don't get to take a break after the call ends either because there is always another call to answer.... another person to help.
Dispatchers hear the chaos. Many times things sound worse than they are. Dispatchers are stuck in a room. They can't directly intervene. They can only direct help and hope that someone gets there in time. I've been to events where we did peer support meetings afterwards. Many times dispatchers are the most impacted by events. Cops and firefighters on the scene get on the scene and actually do something directly. We may be able to save someone. The dispatcher is going to be in a room with no resolution. I don't have to be a dispatcher to understand that it can be mentally difficult to deal with that.
@@JasonFightsCrime I agree, one of my worst was listening to a man beat his wife to death, I heard every blow, every scream, wimper, and then the silence from the wife, eventually I heard the officer enter the home and I heard the husband say she's dead n the kitchen can I finish my beer before we go...for the officers it was a no stress call..they hung up and I went on to the next call and the next call and the next call...
thank you for including every aspect of public service from dispatch to patrol, very well done thank you
I have seen many videos covering stress and PTSD. this is one of the best and most comprehesive looks I have seen out there. This should be mandatory viewing for public safety or those that want to get into punlic safety.
This is an outstanding documentary that will surely start the conversation about mental health issues that affect public safety personnel and their families. I volunteer with Illinois Firefighter Peer Support and I agree with the officer in the video that it is the best thing I have ever done in my firefighting career. Thank you all for sharing these stories.
GREAT VIDEO, it's good to see the coverage of all public safety positions. Informative videos and training like this is well needed. Everyone in public safety, please listen to your body, get help if you need it. Make good use of your resources, stay safe, stay alive. We all are important. We all are in this fight together...God Bless...Capt. Coleman
You guys did an amazing job with this video! This is definitely a topic that needs to be discussed in every department in the state.
Excellent video with great information. Thank you for including dispatchers who often get overlooked as first responders!
Incredible
Great Job!! This was much needed information. A topic well discussed. Thanks...
Can a first responder in Georgia receive workmans comp for PTSD injuries? Can they medically retire from injuries?
To determine if a first responder in Georgia can receive worker's compensation for PTSD, you would need to contact a worker's comp lawyer in Georgia. The attorney could also advise regarding medically retiring from injuries. If you are currently employed in Georgia as a first responder and need assistance with the situations mentioned above, we recommend you contact an attorney or your agencies EAP. If those services are unavailable, you can call GCAL at 1-800-715-4225.
It's very hard to receive workers comp in Georgia if you can't "point" to a definitive "on the job" causation. We don't have "presumptive" laws in Georgia for Public Safety professionals regarding mental or physical health. You'd need a particular incident that you could point to as a precipitating event.
A phone call causes PTSD?
Studies show that 1 in 3 people who experience severe trauma develop PTSD. While answering a phone call is usually uneventful, a 911 dispatcher is thrust into traumatic experiences daily. While they do not visually see the event, they do hear every agonizing cry and scream from the people on the other end of the phone. No one is sure or fully understands why some people develop the condition and other do not, but certain factors appear to make some people more likely to develop PTSD than others.
“The NIU study suggests that one does not need to be physically present during a traumatic event, or to even know the victim of a trauma, in order for the event to cause significant mental health challenges,” Lilly said. “The findings indicated the need for a broader definition and understanding of what might constitute a traumatic event.”
www.niutoday.info/2012/03/29/niu-psychology-study-links-9-1-1-dispatchers-with-post-traumatic-stress-disorder-symptoms/
You never know what will occur in a phone call or radio transmission. There are calls I will never be able to forget even if I tried, and you don't get to take a break after the call ends either because there is always another call to answer.... another person to help.
People aren't calling to see if you want new windows, they're calling in the worst moments of their lives.
Dispatchers hear the chaos. Many times things sound worse than they are. Dispatchers are stuck in a room. They can't directly intervene. They can only direct help and hope that someone gets there in time. I've been to events where we did peer support meetings afterwards. Many times dispatchers are the most impacted by events.
Cops and firefighters on the scene get on the scene and actually do something directly. We may be able to save someone. The dispatcher is going to be in a room with no resolution.
I don't have to be a dispatcher to understand that it can be mentally difficult to deal with that.
@@JasonFightsCrime I agree, one of my worst was listening to a man beat his wife to death, I heard every blow, every scream, wimper, and then the silence from the wife, eventually I heard the officer enter the home and I heard the husband say she's dead n the kitchen can I finish my beer before we go...for the officers it was a no stress call..they hung up and I went on to the next call and the next call and the next call...