{"id":12808,"date":"2026-06-18T09:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiqsante.qc.ca\/?page_id=12808"},"modified":"2026-09-30T17:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:16:15","slug":"semaine-sst-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.fiqsante.qc.ca\/en\/conditions\/ohs\/semaine-sst-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Potentially traumatic events"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Potentially traumatic events<\/h1>\n

Unlike the general public, for whom such events are very rare, <\/span>healthcare professionals are regularly exposed to potentially traumatic events (PTEs) due to the nature of their work<\/strong>.<\/strong> Every day, they are confronted with human suffering, distress, aggression and impatience on the part of patients and their families. Healthcare professionals, in fact, rank 3<\/span>rd<\/span> among the professions most at risk of being exposed to PTEs (Source: <\/span>https:\/\/crosh.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/PTSD-Information-Booklet-Single-Page-Spread.pdf<\/span><\/a> . Some departments are proving to be more critical, including emergencies, psychiatry and CHSLDs.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text css=””]<\/p>\n

What is a potentially traumatic event?<\/h2>\n

\u00a0<\/span>This refers to exposure to an incident involving either the death or risk of death of a person, a serious injury, a death threat or exposure to sexual violence.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>Exposure to this type of incident for a healthcare professional can occur in various ways:\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n