It is important to understand the impact providing emergency care may have on you. Most people are frightened during a crisis. It is normal for you to feel this way when thrust into an emergency.

One way to help alleviate some of this stress is to decide to help before an emergency occurs. This allows you to mentally prepare for handling an emergency

Your body has a natural response to stressful or dangerous situations. This is deemed the "fight or flight" response. This phenomenon will increase your alertness, heart rate, respiratory rate and blood pressure. When this happens, we have a tendency to do one of two things, either panic or act. Our goal is to help you act correctly in an emergency. Another aspect of "fight or flight" is the way stress can stimulate your mind and body to rise occasion and meet the It is important to know how you will react prior to a true emergency. Think of how you reacted in a previous emergency. How do co workers or family members handle stressful or emergency situations?