RSA 153-A:17-a Critical Incident Intervention and Management.

I. In this section:
(a) "Critical incident" means an event or events that result in acute or cumulative psychological stress or trauma to an emergency response/public safety worker because of their exposure to the event or events.
(b) "Critical incident stress" means a strong emotional, behavioral, cognitive, or physical reaction that has the potential to interfere with an emergency response/public safety worker's ability to function and that results from the response to a critical incident or long-term occupational exposure to a series of critical incident responses over a period of time that are believed to be causing debilitating stress that is affecting an emergency response/public safety worker and their work performance or personal experiences. This may includ