It is with deep regret that we advise you that Firefighter III Duane Ibarra, 50, of the Maui County Fire Department, died in the Line of Duty last night (Wednesday 1/18/2012) at the Makawao Fire Station while on duty. Firefighter Ibarra was found unresponsive and later pronounced dead. Our sincere condolences to the members of the MFD and family of FF Duane Ibarra. FF Ibarra was a 20 year veteran of the Department. RIP....Read More At; MAUI COUNTY FIREFIGHTER LINE OF DUTY DEATH-MEDICAL EMERGENCY:
Link Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is often described as one of the invisible scars that firefighters and others accumulate after years of dealing with trauma in their jobs. Now the scars are invisible no longer. A new tool—the SPECT scan—is offering a new way for firefighters and others with PTSD to visualize their injuries. SPECT stands for single photon emission computed tomography, and it creates 3-D scans of the patient’s brain that look at blood flow and brain activity, KTLA reports. Those scans can then be used to generate a treatment plan tailored to the specific patient based on the visual effects of PTSD. Retired Firefighter-Paramedic Matthew Fiorenza, a PTSD sufferer, told the station that the scans also help make the illness more tangible. “Looking at a picture of my brain, it just took the stigma out of it,” he told KTLA. “It’s like, okay, I’m not crazy.”
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