Florida First Responders are not immune from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). Symptoms can include hyperarousal, sleeplessness, anger, and withdrawl from friends and family.
A new medication, Nepicastal, is being tested which will help First Responders who have lost their ability to accurately assess danger, which results in a constant sense of alertness.
Florida First Responder should remember that they do not need to have a physical injury to be entitled to medical treatment for psychiatric conditions, including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), they develop in the course of their employment.
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