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. 2015 Sep 15;11(2):234–242. doi: 10.1093/scan/nsv102

Table 1.

Modified coding system for classification of trauma script

Category Description
1 Danger Life Threat to Self—Personal: Exposure to the threat of death or actual threatened serious injury
Life Threat to Other—Personal: Exposure to the actual or threatened death of others
2 Non-Danger Aftermath of Violence—Personal: Exposure to grotesque or haunting images, sounds, or smells of dead or severely injured humans or animals
Traumatic Loss—Witnessed or Learned About: e.g. death of a family member, friend, or unit member
Moral Injury by Self: Committing an act that is perceived to be a gross violation of moral or ethical standards (e.g. killing or injuring others, rape, atrocities). A service member who nearly committed these acts could also experience moral injury
Moral Injury by Others: Witnessing or being the victim of an act that is perceived to be a gross violation of moral or ethical standards (e.g. killing or injuring others, rape, atrocities, betrayal). Events can also be indirectly experienced (i.e. learned about) if they are directly relevant to the individual