Critical Incidents
Entertainment IndustryOne of the more overlooked areas related to the impact of critical incidents is the entertainment industry. Traumatic incidents have had a tremendous and costly impact on production crews. Left ignored, the impact of a traumatic incident can and has halted a project and in some instances, permanently and sometimes needlessly ended production. The human and financial costs of this can be great.
Here is a list of critical incidents that have occurred during pre-production, production, and post-production:
- Serious injury or illness of entertainer prior to or during production
- Death of entertainer prior to or during production
- Serious injury or illness of production companies
- Death of a crew member
- Serious injury or death of stunt personnel
- Suicide of a crew member
- Catastrophic equipment failures resulting in injury/death, or significant delay in production
- OSHA investigation
- Security breaches with serious consequences
- Assaults on employees
- Know the employee
- Identifying with the employee
- Employee is similar in gender, age, or appearance to you or a loved one
- Multiple traumas within a short period of time at a production studio
- Prolonged resuscitation with negative outcomes
- Dealing with hysterical and excessively demanding employees
- Any incident that has compromised or could compromise one or more person’s ability to function
Note: If you are not certain if you or an employee in your production team has been exposed to a critical incident, you are encouraged to contact Dr. Brown for a telephone consult. He will help you assess the incident to determine what response might be appropriate.