Table 2.

Peritraumatic distress (n = 813).

Items	M ± SD
Negative emotions	11.42 ± 5.38
I felt helpless to do more.	2.03 ± 1.03
I felt sadness and grief.	1.97 ± 1.00
I felt frustrated or angry I could not do more.	1.74 ± 1.08
I felt guilt that more was not done.	1.53 ± 0.97
I felt ashamed of my emotional reactions.	1.17 ± 0.91
I had the feeling I was about to lose control of my emotions.	1.15 ± 0.97
I was horrified by what happened.	1.83 ± 1.04
Life threat and physical arousal	8.32 ± 4.02
I felt afraid for my safety.	2.18 ± 1.03
I felt worried about the safety of others.	2.65 ± 0.82
I had difficulty controlling my bowel and bladder.	0.76 ± 0.85
I had physical reactions like sweating, shaking, and pounding heart.	0.83 ± 0.92
I felt I might pass out.	0.83 ± 0.94
I thought I might die.	1.08 ± 1.00
Total	19.75 ± 8.82
<23	65.6%
≥23	34.4%