Critical Incident Stress Debriefing

Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD)

Wilderness and backcountry activities carry a risk. When things go wrong there are always questions. What could we have done differently. What if.... There are also many medical questions as well.

The stress of witnessing or helping assist in a backcountry accident or medical emergency can stay with a person for months, years and for some the rest of their lives. Every person handles the stress a little differently. It is important to identify these stress reactions as soon as possible as they can be devastating to ones health and family life.

EMS and Search and Rescue teams routinely have CISD after a rescue with significantly injured patients.

TrailMed Wilderness Medicine offers free Critical Incident Stress Debriefings' for any personal or professional groups that feel it would be of benefit.**

We are trained to conduct CISD sessions and we share the background of being involved with backcountry and sports related injuries and accidents. We are able to relate to the persons or teams that were involved. Since we have the ability to understand the situation better than a standard CISD team that only deals with EMS or in hospital emergencies we found that the participants relate and share their experiences more openly. This creates a better environment and better overall outcomes for the participants.

**Terms:

Must be wilderness, backcountry or sports related.

This service is available as our schedule permits. We will do everything to make ourselves available.

We offer CISD free of charge within the Denver, Front Range and Western Slope of Colorado. Outside of this area we charge actual expenses for travel, room and meals. There still is no fee for the session.