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by jka 1892 days ago
> Not everyone who sees this stuff is scarred for life.

Psychological trauama and PTSD appear fairly prevalent for first-responders (worldwide)[1].

And first-responders tend to receive a lot of community support, respect and hazard pay in return for what they do.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trauma_and_first_responders