Chippewa Valley Emergency Support Services - CVESS

Chippewa Valley Emergency Support Services - CVESS CVESS is a volunteer team providing short-term support after difficult calls through Operational Review & Psychological First Aid.

We serve emergency service personnel in Chippewa, Eau Claire, Dunn, Pierce, Pepin, Barron & Trempeleau counties at no cost.

06/18/2026

‘Orienting’ can help your body come down from acute stress. Slowly turning your head and letting your eyes scan the room gives your nervous system new information: “I’m here and I’m okay enough”.

Stress can narrow attention and create a kind of tunnel vision, so expanding your visual field and noticing neutral or pleasant objects can help cue safety.

06/16/2026

FUN FACT: Adrenaline can sharpen some senses and dull others.

Under stress, first responders can experience “tunnel vision” or altered time perception. This is your brain prioritizing survival.

06/15/2026
You won’t remember every patient. But patients remember how you made them feel. Research shows that feeling reassured an...
06/11/2026

You won’t remember every patient. But patients remember how you made them feel. Research shows that feeling reassured and knowing they were in good hands mattered deeply to the people ambulance crews cared for.

What you do matters.

There is an increasing need to assess the performance of emergency ambulance services using measures other than the time taken for an ambulance to arrive on scene. In line with government policy, patients and carers can help to shape new measures of ...

06/10/2026

Stress changes the brain.
Healing does too.

The same neuroplasticity that helped you adapt to survive can help you recover.

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