EMS705 — Psychological 1st Aid Respond
Presenter: Steve Crimando Psychological first aid (PFA) is as natural, necessary and accessible as medical first aid. Psychological first aid means nothing more complicated than assisting people with emotional distress resulting from an accident, injury or sudden shocking event. As with basic medical first aid skill, you don't need to be a doctor, nurse or highly trained professional to provide immediate care to those in need. Emotional distress is not always as visible as a wound or the pain from a physical injury. However, overexcitement, severe fear, anxiety and misdirected anger can interfere with effective coping, thereby complicating or preventing an effective emergency response. First aid techniques can be applied to stress reactions of the mind as well as to physical injuries of the body.