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I'm Traumatized; Horrible Accident
Topic Started: Oct 27 2012, 11:33 AM (1,580 Views)
t3ragtop
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i'm on call 24/7 as an emergency responder on the municipal sewer system so i'm used to getting out of bed at 2 am to go handle some situation. last night i got that call for a fuel spill.

what radio dispatch didn't tell me was that the emergency for a diesel fuel spill from a highway accident involved fatalities.

when contaminants go down the drain, so to speak, they have to end up somewhere. when it involves a stormwater sewer, they empty, untreated, from an outfall by some ditch, stream, or river.

a semi truck lost it in a rain storm on interstate 70 heading east from columbus and hit a sign pole in a way that just shredded the cab. the truck ricochetted to the other side of the 3 lanes and landed on the concrete wall of a bridge structure, suspended over a creek. both fuel saddle tanks got crushed and the diesel fuel poured into a stormwater inlet and consequently, into the creek below.

we had to find the open pipe end down on the creek bank to block it off and in the process found the mutilated corpses of the truck driver and his female passenger, ejected from the cab as it disintegrated and thrown onto the creek bank.

when i got home there was no way i was going to get to sleep so tried doing some things to keep my mind off the accident. eventually, i drifted off in my chair in front of the computer for a few hours.

now i'm all out of whack and i'm still generally freaked out about last night. i think i've been traumatized.
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Memphis metro


I have never experienced anything like that but I can sure see where it would tug on the emotions!
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75monzatc
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When I was 14, I watched a guy on a street bike get decapitated on a guard rail. At the time, my parents sent me to a counselor that specialized in death/trauma. While it did help me get over what was etched in my brain, to this day I still get a flash now and then about it, just doesn't bother me as bad now I guess. Most employers now will pay for you to see a counselor when something like that happens. It seemed mostly a 50/50 shot in my experience.
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Turbo Dan-O
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Sorry to hear that Richard. I can't imagine dealing with anything like that... :(
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Memphis metro


Kind of helps you understand what those men comming back from vietnam feel I bet.
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GeoStalker
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I drove by that today Richard. I'm sorry you had to experience that.
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:( If it lasts much longer I recommend one of those PTSD councellors...emergency responders deal with that but they expect it as part of their job. When you encounter it suddenly I cannot even imagine. PTSD is hammerimg a LOT of veterans today...Vietnam was not the only hell hole to produce traumatized vets.
Edited by maxmpg, Oct 27 2012, 04:43 PM.
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Old Man


Talk about it--family, counselors, doctors, friends, whatever--talk about it. It will probably never go away but talking will make it easier.
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t3ragtop
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Old Man
Oct 27 2012, 12:47 PM
It will probably never go away but talking will make it easier.
that's why i brought it to my friends.

thanks guys.
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Jittney
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Lifting you up.....in my thoughts.....across the miles.
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Like others have said, talk to your people at work. they might already have a program set up. Nothing "Weak" about asking for help. It is a smart thing to do. Take care. Your friends are with you.......
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here for you if you need us
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Coche Blanco
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Wow i opened this expecting too see a Metro in the junkyard...I'm sorry to hear that man. Everyone has already given any of the advice i would have...you're in my thoughts
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nwgeo


Time helps, but in the meantime. Hang in there.
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Spock
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Gonna keep you in my thoughts, man.

I know exactly what you are going through. I've been there. Best advise I can give you is to try not to dwell on it, but when it get's to bothering you, talk about it to whoever will listen just like you are doing. Talking it out is the best medicine.

Edited by Spock, Oct 27 2012, 05:38 PM.
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