Traumatic events are situations that are either life threatening or have the potential for serious injury. Some people will experience a potentially traumatic event as a one-off while others experience this regularly as part of the work they undertake.
Of the 117,500 emergency services employees and 237,800 volunteers*, and 350,000 registered health services practitioners in Australia, many are routinely exposed to trauma.
It’s not always easy to know how to respond to a potentially traumatic event, so we sought the expertise of Phoenix Australia to develop the Recovery after Trauma Guides. These guides seek to provide information for workers at a time when they need it most. Our goal is to inform and support people to ensure that the impacts of trauma are managed using an early intervention approach.
The guides have been updated by Phoenix Australia in October 2024 and you can download them below:
Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Paramedics
View Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Paramedics with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Firefighters
View Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Firefighters with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Police
View Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Police with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Health Professionals
Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Workers
View Recovery after Trauma – Guide for Workers with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
*Source: Beyond Blue
