(Ha'aretz) - Those who help during mass disasters - the police, Magen David Adom workers, fire-fighters - often see worse sights than those who are involved in the incidents themselves, who are evacuated from the scene quickly. Those who clean up the sites of terror attacks, the individuals who fix the traffic lights, media crews, and municipal officials who arrive to restore order are all exposed to the trauma, and some 20 percent are likely to suffer from symptoms characteristic of post-traumatic stress disorder.
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