Post-traumatic reactions among rescue personnel 96 hours after the Hilton Hotel bombing in Sinai: The effect of previous exposure

Authors: Ben-Ezra, Menachem¹; Essar, Nir²; Saar, Ronen³

Source: Stress and Health, Volume 21, Number 4, October 2005 , pp. 269-272(4)

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Abstract:

This paper considers the immediate post-traumatic reactions of rescue personnel who were exposed to the Hilton Hotel bombing in Sinai. The entire rescue personnel (n = 26) were assessed and separated into two groups on the basis of previous exposure to the same type of trauma. The results suggest that among rescue personnel, those with previous exposure had a lower level of post-traumatic symptoms than those who were being exposed for the first time. This supports the hypothesis that previous exposure to the same type of trauma has an immunizing effect for subsequent same type of traumatic event among rescue personnel. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Keywords: post trauma; terror; previous exposure; rescue personnel

Document Type: Short communication

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smi.1065

Affiliations: 1: Department of Psychology, Sharet building, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv 69978, Israel 2: Psagot Institue, Ramat-Gan 52108, Israel 3: Israel Defense Forces, Israel

Publication date: 2005-10-01

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