What is a Critical Incident

Any event with significant emotional power, strong enough to produce unusual or distressing reaction. A critical incident is so unusual or intense that it overwhelms ones normal coping abilities.

• Serious line of duty or place of employment injury or death

• Co-worker suicide

• Multi-casualty incident

• Significant events involving (child)ren  within community

• Witnessing traumatic death or injury

• Recovery of body after pronged search/missing person

• High profile suicide

Critical Incidents Include