List three common flashback triggers for military personnel

List three common flashback triggers for military personnel and describe how the RN can assist to decrease the effects.

Solution

The common flashback triggers for military personnel are:

1. Watching a war scene on TV

2. Having a car accident

3. Visit to museum with watt details or weapons display

Registered nurse can play an important role in reducing the flashback in the military personnel. Initially, person should be counselled by the registered nurse to understand his background and pay experiences. Based on the counseling, necessary recommendations to be made such as to minimize the viewing of action films on TV, avoid mishap, etc. Also, the person should be trained on to handle the circumstances during flashback. For eg, listening high volume music, distract focus from the target, etc.