I read an article on how a military member accidentally shot his friend when he pointed his weapon at him. How could this happen since they are trained in weapon safety?
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Ahimsa Porter Sumchai MD, NSCA-CPT
Golden State MD
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Answered on December 7th, 2018
It's called a fight flight sympathetic nervous system response and it can be automatic in the setting of a real threat to life or safety. Unfortunately, many military combatants also suffer from PTSD and the associated sympathetic nervous system hyperarousal can literally "trigger" incidents like this!
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