To Activate The Team, Or Speak With A Coordinator Call: 775.858.6011
( *REMSA DISPATCH will forward your info to the Sierra Nevada CISM Network Coordinator on call )
There is no greater calling in the world than service to others. We can’t continue to take care of others if we don’t take care of ourselves and our fellow caregivers.
Emotional wellness and resiliency begins with awareness.
EMS SOS — "A DIFFERENT TYPE OF EMS FOR DIFFERENT TIMES"
Presented By: Temple Fletcher
First responders (Fire, Law Enforcement, Air Medical, EMS, Healthcare and their families) are all connected. We need to take care of ourselves. We need to take care of our family. We need to take care of others including our brothers and sisters of our extended family so we can continue to take care of the public.
With a focus on safety, emotional management and wellness, the goal is for you to have a long healthy-happy productive career & relationship...
How can we do that? How can we take care of others? With safety first, and by first by taking care of ourselve with education, training, resources and self-awareness — ( click on each monitor to view Parts 1 & 2 )
CALAAMS COMMITMENT TO SAFETY AND MESSAGE TO AIR MEDICAL PERSONELL
Safety is the cornerstone of what we do day in, day out and a living breathing part of our culture. It’s a commitment we take seriously – it starts with our leadership and is embraced by everyone on our team as evidenced by our signatures below.
CALAAMS: Resources. Contacts. Links.
A qucik at-a-glance gude and overview of industry Call Centers, EMS, LEO, FIRE, Military and other training and support.
Sierra Nevada CISM Network — 24 / 7 Working Together To Fit The Pieces... 
*Individual Peer Support and Critical Incident Stress Management was established to ensure first responders involved in work-related critical incidents are provided with available resources to treat the immediate effects of stress related incidents. The team provides support in a neutral comfortable setting, and provides follow up when necessary. Research has shown that early intervention after a critical incident or a traumatic event can lessen the effects of stress and trauma until more professional help can be accessed.
*Crisis Management Briefing ( CMB )
This process is a short informational meeting that is focused on relaying information about the incident and reactions after a large-scale emotional taxing incident. This can be conducted for any size group.
*Defusing
This process allows those involved to put together the pieces of the incident and talk about their reactions or thoughts. CISM Peers and/or Mental Health professionals provide information about normal stress reactions, available support services, and details of a possible follow-up debriefing. This is a group process, usually conducted with the first 24 - 48 hours following a critical incident and can be conducted for 3 to 40 people.
*Debriefing
This process is designed to mitigate the impact of a critical incident. It is a structured intervention by specially trained peers and Menatal Health Professionals of the CISM Team that allows a group to meet and encourages those involved in a Critical Incident to openly discuss their thoughts and reactions in a safe, non-threatening environment. It also provides crisis management tools and resources. Ideally this takes place 24 - 72 hours after the Critical Incident and can be conducted for 3 to 40 people.
**Times can vary based on needs. All services and conversations are held strictly confidential unless there is a threat to harm self or others.
About
Sierra Nevada Critical Incident Stress Management Network (SNCISMN) was founded in 1993 to meet the needs of First Responders and Health Care Personnel involved in events that may tax their normal coping mechanisms —
our purpose is to help reduce stress after critical incidents...
As an emergency service and/or health care provider, your training and experience is valuable to your unit and your community.
Our goal is to provide stress management tools to decrease the chance of post-event burnout and fatigue, so responders can continue to function and contribute to the health and safety of the community.
The SN CISM Network Team consist of volunteer professionals from a variety of public service agencies, including; Correctional Facilities, Dispatch, EMS, Fire, Hospitals, Law Enforcement, Mental Health professionals and Spousal Support to provide peer support and assistance to First Responders.
The Sierra Nevada CISM Network is a private, non-profit ( 501.c.3 ) organization as specified by IRS guidelines. The Sierra Nevada CISM Network team is endorsed by ICISF (International Critical Incident Stress Foundation) for individuals and teams to provide leadership, education, training, consultation, and support services to emergency response and health care professionals.
SN CISM Network is supported entirely by contributions, fundraising, its members and the people of the communities we serve. . "Click Here To Donate"
Sierra Nevada CISM Network "...working together to fit the pieces."
The goal is to provide support to emergency workers after a period of intense involvement at a critical incident. Crisis Management Briefings and Defusings are short informal intercessions that are conducted within the first few days following the incident. Debriefings follow 7 specific steps. Introduction, Fact phase, Reaction, Thoughts Signs and Symptoms, Crisis Management tools and resources and Re-entry.
To Activate The Team, Speak With A Coordinator, Or Request Further Information Call:
775.858.6011
(*REMSA DISPATCH will forward your info to the SN CISM Network Coordinator on call )
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CISM / Peer-to-Peer FAQ's
TO ACTIVATE THE TEAM, OR SPEAK WITH A COORDINATOR, CALL: 775.858.6011
(*REMSA DISPATCH will forward your info to the SN CISM Net Coordinator on call )
Individual Peer-to-Peer Support is available to ensure first responders involved in work-related critical incidents are provided with mediation and available resources to treat the immediate effects of a traumatic incident and support in a neutral or comfortable setting and provide follow up when necessary.
CISM CMB, Defusings and Debriefings are conducted for 3 - 40 people at one session, in a group setting to discuss reactions, thoughts or feelings related to the incident. The goal is to provide education on stress signs, symptoms and stress related coping skills. The team also provides resources to individual follow-up if requested. Services provided by the team are oriented towards stress management, crisis intercession and education.
KEY SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS:
Fatigue / exhaustion
Numbness
Distress
Anger
Guilt
Mood changes / swings
Insomnia
Excessive sleep
Poor memory
Apathy
Flashbacks
Avoidance
Cynicism
Over protection
Memory impairment
Tunnel vision
Disorientation
Loss of appetite
Digestive problems
Hyper arousal
Depression
Loneliness
Hopelessness
Aggressive behavior
Negative feelings
Irritability
Fear / Terror
Loss of pleasure
helplessness
Self-blame
Impaired Concentration
Impaired Decision making
Tunnel vision
KEY POINTS FOR PREVENTION:
Get support from others
Eat nutritional meals
Excercise 3-5 times a week for at
least 20 minutes
Get as much rest or sleep each day
as possible
Cut back on your intake of caffeine,
sugar and alcohol
Find a new hobby or pick one you
use to do
Start a journal
Do something you enjoy
Practice deep breathing
Create space in your day for quality
time with your family and friends
Take time, each day, for some form
of relaxation
Clearly establish priorities in your life
Keep a regular schedule of your
normal activities
Laugh and keep your sense of humor
Understand your feeling are normal
Be kind to yourself
Seek help if signs and symptoms
persist
Critical Incident Stress is a common reactions by normal people to an abnormal situation that may tax their coping skills...
Sierra Nevada Critical Incident Stress Management Network (SNCISMNet) was founded in 1990 to meet the needs of First Responders and Health Care Workers of Northern Nevada and the surrounding areas during and after incidents which may tax their normal coping mechanisms.
The SN CISM Network offers education regarding what First Responders and Health Care Workers may experience following an incident, as well as provide some of the tools you can do to help relieve the stress.
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