Combat Stress Management: The Interplay Between Combat, Physical Injury, and Psychological Trauma

Boom!…silence…I am unable to understand what people around me are saying. Everything moves in slow motion. I find myself struggling to breathe. I am unable to see because of the blood in my eyes. As I gasp for breathe, I realize that the bullet struck only an inch away from my heart. I try to breathe again, and again… I can’t!