COSC Basics
What does COSC stand for?!?
Combat and Operational Stress Control
Acronym used to remember COSC principles/interventions
BICEPS
List 3 out of the 6 R's
TRUE or FALSE
Combat stress reactions are clinical disorders.
FALSE!!!!!
combat stress reactions are caused by prolonged exposure to high demand environments or exposure to a single or repeated intense/traumatic event.
Which principle focuses on interventions being brief and straightforward?
Simplicity
What intervention is keeping treatment close to unit and out of hospitals to maintain unit connection?
Proximity
What are the COSC stages?
pre-deployment, deployment, and post-deployment/reintegration
What is immediacy?
When interventions are provided as soon as symptoms appear and COSC measures are initiated as soon as possible.
What is the purpose of Walk-Abouts?
To gather understandings of the units and their mission, build relationships, and break stigma
What is the purpose of COSC?
To prevent, identify, and manage adverse reactions to combat.
What does BICEPS stand for?
Brevity, Immediacy, Contact, Expectancy, Proximity, Simplicity
What are combat stress reactions caused by?
Prolonged exposure to high demand environments or exposure to a single or repeated intense/traumatic event.