What are the psychological consequences of playing the role of victim in terrorist attack exercise?

Effective cooperation between emergency responders (Police, Emergency Medical Services – EMS - and Fire Brigade) is essential during terrorist attacks [1-3]. Joint exercises mimicking real life conditions are conducted in order to reinforce this cooperation through scenarios played with actors. These exercises reproduce very realistic scenes where one may witness scenes of extreme v iolence.
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research