Managing Psychological Stress During an Emergency

Show Notes

How do you respond to emergencies? Do you hope someone else will intervene, or do you jump into action? Some acute events require prompt actions when lives are at stake, yet it is possible for anyone to fall victim to the "fight or flight" response. Dr. Jeff Beeson has served many emergency roles: Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic(EMT-P), Registered Nurse(RN), and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine(DO). He now serves as an Emergency Physician responding to disasters. Listen to our next episode as Dr. Beeson describes how to manage psychological stress during emergencies.

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