Discussion 8
Post-incident Analysis (PIA) refers to the evaluation of incident response applied to identify and correct shortfalls, as well as determine strengths and to promulgate them (Endsley & Garland, 2000). PIA serves the role of reinforcing personnel actions and departmental procedure that are flawless and advice management on how they can improve the operations of their department. The analysis does not aim at placing blame on any party, but to identify causes of inefficiency, then determine the system within the organization that causes the failure. For that reason, the incident does not represent the fault of only one individual but has compound causes. PIA helps to learn the cause of the problem and use the lesson to improve your program and plans. This analysis helps organizations to recover from a crisis beyond the normal reflex of respond, recover and continue. It requires managers consider the wider picture beyond disaster management.
What is the purpose of a Critical Incident Stress Debriefing?
Critical Incident stress Debriefing (CISD) aims at assisting other in dealing with symptoms associated with trauma exposure. CISD helps those involved in the incident to process the event and reflect on its impact. Debriefing can take place on or near the scene of the event. Another purpose of debriefing is to allow for ventilation of thoughts and emotions that victims or families associate with the event. CISD should be offered to victims as soon as possible, usually within the first three days following the critical incident. The longer the time it takes between exposure to the incident and CISD, the least effective CISD becomes effective (Lewis, 2012). It makes CISD crucial in reducing the initial impacts of the incident to the parties involved. Trauma survivors evacuated before receiving CISD are at greater risk of developing serious clinical symptoms (Lewis, 2012).
References:
Endsley, M. R., & Garland, D. J. (2000). Situation awareness: Analysis and measurement. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Lewis, G. W. (2012). Critical incident stress and trauma in the workplace: Recognition, response, recovery. Hove: Routledge.
