Effects of situations when First aid is required and used 

When an incident occurs that requires the intervention of another to assist someone in a medical emergency there will nearly always cause the helper to have a degree of impact  to their mental health.

Something as simple as a cut finger can upset a person who has a blood phobia, the shock of a young person being injured no matter how minor is real.

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It is very important that if you have helped someone in their moment of need or witnessed some incident you must be prepared for 'after affects' some time following the incident. The impact can be very minor or very significant. Always be prepared to seek help, professional help , talk it through, and understand quite often the helper becomes a casualty in other ways.

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Never ever be embarrassed or afraid to ask for help. 

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My own experiences as a Serviceman and member of two Emergency Services and the trials of life itself have left their mark and i fully understand the need for support no matter how trivial you may think the incident. we are all different and its OK to NOT be OK. never bottle it up. mental health is as serious and real as physical health, if not more so in some cases.

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More emphasis is being put on wellbeing and mental health in the workplace in order to help employees and reduce the number of working days lost as a consequence.

I recently qualified as a Mental Health First Aid Instructor and can teach to Level 3 (Regulated)

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Always look after yourself.