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Trauma Intervention Program
By:
Kristin Thompson, RN, EMS Division Chief
Newport Beach Fire Department
and
Bryan Moore, Sergeant
Newport Beach Police Department
National, non-profit organization
founded in 1985 -SD
Started in OC in 1995
w NB:Oct 2016
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itizens he1ping Citizens in Crisis'
'Provide emotional aid, practical support to victims of
traumatic events
Cost:
.12 cents per citizen annually ($10,455)
w PD/FD Budget
w NOr - response charge
w N;/charge to victim/family
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m TIP O assists:
m 24 Jurisdictions i OC
m 19 Public S Agencies i OC
9 Ospitals, i Hoag
lunteers Respond 24/7, 365
�ights, holidays, weekends
TIP
TIP Volunteers
w Professional, courteous, caring
Vetted,
w Back
trained
grounds, Training: 55 hours initially
w 2/NB residents
Wovide emotional first aid
Liaison/work with victims and:
w 1St Responders, hospital staff, mortuary, coroner,
religious/faith support, teachers, coworkers, etc.
m\lpontact family, friends, spiritual/faith organization, etc.
TIP
Provide resources, referrals
Victim Services:
A rican Red Cross, Rape Crisis, Youth Shelter,
ime Survivors, shelters, etc.
W sychological support/counseling, support groups,
suicide prevention and support, 24 hr hot lines
Legal services, pet services, veteran services,
insurance processes, clean up companies, mortuary
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TIP
Where they respond:
Anywhere and everywhere
w Deemed safe
w Fsidence
t occurs in NB (res/non-res)
w (condo, apt, etc), a street,
of FWY, place of business, hotel,
beach, etc.
Hospital (even if hospital is in another
city and doesn't have TIP contract)
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TIP
What they respond to:
Anything and everything they are called out
for:
� Emo 'onally distraught
pa 'ents/victims/family/survivors/witnesses
For family/friends of severely injured
or death of loved one
w Drivers or others who accidentally kill or
injure someone else in an accident
TIP
w What, they respond to:
w Survivors/witnesses/bystanders of critical
e/v nts (school death, auto vs pedestrian,
suicide, etc.
Children alone after a traumatic event until
family/support arrives
TIP
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w Stats
w act 2016 -June 2017
# of TIP responses to City of NB: 44
� # of persons provided service: 183
� #services/referrals/resources provided: 277
� Response time: 20-22
� Response reliability: 100%
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TIP
rocess on scene:
w Fire or PD recognizes need for
TIP services
� "no vent too big or too small"
� Info ms victim help is on the way,
s ice is free
ire or PD contacts dispatch center, they contact TIP
Address, not details
olunteer(s) arrive within 20-25 minutes
TIP
Process on scene:
w Fire or PD establishes contact with TIP volunteer:
w Explains circumstances/situation to volunteer
w Introduces TIP volunteer to victim/family
w CO be declined at any time
Benefits to Fire/PD
"Hand off" to a skilled, caring person
w Point of contact on scene - liaison
w Perform other duties on scene
w Able//t/o leave the scene knowing victims are in good
harfds
w [�Io not interfere with Public Safety
uties
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TIP
NBFD
Woman (80's) lost her home to fire
Death of a dog in an accident
Witnesses/spouse to person who jumped off parking
stru tu re
wD ath of adult so
w uicide of father
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TIP
Miscarriage
Sudden death of father, most of family
still in Texas
WC o pie in 80's, wife had dementia and anxious
� usband died in Newport, family
ulti responses to area hospitals
lives in CM
Death of family member -child specific
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� NBPD
Officers recognize benefits of
having trained resource providing
emotional support
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Do t conflict with officers or
nt dere with an investigation
ee up officers to conduct
nvestigations
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Serve as information liaisons to available
resources
TIP
mNBPD-Requested assistance:
Fatal traffic accidents
win -home deaths
wDe th notifications
wsponses to hospital
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TIP -Testimonials
W"The TIP volunteers responded quickly and
didn't mind when we told them they
couldn't enter the crime scene just yet." -
Sgt. Darrin Joe
"TIP sat with the wife while we conducted
our investigation and helped keep her calm
so that we could gather the necessary
information." - Officer Sean Esswein
W"They (TIP) were compassionate,
understanding, and able to genuinely show
empathy." - OfficerAdam Gilbert
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