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By JOHN BORGENS
Rappahannock New* Contributing Writer
In my role as clinical coordinator for the Critical Incident Stress Debriefing team for the RappahannockRapidan Emergency Medical Services Council, I h re gotten acquainted with many of our EMS personnel. Our rescue squad workers and firefighters subject themselves to a lot of stress, both immediate and cumulative, just by the nature of their work.
I have gained a great deal of respect for these volunteers, who give up their time to attend lengthy training sessions and then run calls and raise money. Often their efforts go unnoticed or are taken for granted until we need their services.
Of course, many of their calls become routine over time, but they never know when the next one will be particularly upsetting. Imagine being a volunteer rescue squad worker, on your way to a multi-car accident. Wondering about the circumstances aftd extent of possible injuries, your pulse rate would probably rise and your palms become sweaty. And the actual work required at the scene under pressure of time, possibly with lives hanging in the balance, is stressful in itself.
These workers, more than most of us, are subjected to a great deal of stress by the nature of their work. Recognizing this, the Common
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