Assessment and Management of a Person with Symptoms of Acute Stress Who Develops PTSD
Video
This video shows how one should assess and manage a person with symptoms of acute stress who develops PSTD.
Objectives
By the end of this unit, participants should be able to:
- describe the elements that must be in place in the health system to provide clinical services,
- understand the basic principles of psychological first aid,
- demonstrate the capacity to take a patient history pertaining to sexual violence and document findings appropriately,
- describe the components of a physical examination of survivors of sexual violence and demonstrate how to document findings appropriately, and
- describe the principles of collecting forensic evidence during the physical examination.
Resources Available Online
Refer to the facilitator's guide (PDF, 3 MB) to determine what materials you need for this unit.
- Presentation (POWERPOINT, 2 MB)
- Case Study: History and examination (WORD, 87 KB)
- History and examination form and with pictograms (PDF, 169 KB)
- Video addressing psychological first aid, stream below