Officer Green was struggling to deal with the results of a brutal gunfight that killed a fellow officer. He had trouble sleeping and concentrating, experienced flashbacks, and had a loss of interest and feelings. What was Officer Green experiencing?

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Officer Green is displaying symptoms of PTSD, which is a mental health disorder that can occur after experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event such as a gunfight. The symptoms of difficulty sleeping, flashbacks, and loss of interest and feelings are all common in PTSD. Burnout refers to chronic stress and exhaustion related to work, while hypervigilance is a state of increased arousal and attentiveness to perceived threats. The phases of coping with a critical incident typically involve a response phase, an inventory phase, and a reentry phase, but these are not relevant to Officer Green's situation.

Officer Green Was Struggling to Deal with the Results of a Brutal