A Humanitarian Approach to Good Practice, Ethics and Efficacy: First Aid for Stress and Trauma (F.A.S.T.)

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In plain English. This paper describes a humanitarian first-aid framework for trauma that includes a tapping technique among several other body-based tools, intended for crisis and disaster settings. It's a program description and ethical framework rather than an outcome study with data.

What they found

Describes the F.A.S.T. framework combining Trauma Tapping Technique, Lymphatic Breathing Techniques, Self-Havening, and other tools for low-threshold trauma-informed support in humanitarian/crisis contexts.

How the study worked

Who took partframework description; developed collaboratively with survivors of war, disaster, and systemic violence

What they didThis is a review or commentary synthesizing existing work rather than reporting a new trial.

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Design	Review
Population	framework description; developed collaboratively with survivors of war, disaster, and systemic violence
Journal	Open Science Framework / PsyArXiv
Year	2025
Language	English
Method	EFT / tapping
Publication type	Review or meta-analysis
Verification	✓ Confirmed against the primary source

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Sandström, U., Hamne, G., & Hodgson, K. (2025). A Humanitarian Approach to Good Practice, Ethics and Efficacy: First Aid for Stress and Trauma (F.A.S.T.). Open Science Framework / PsyArXiv. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/c85tb_v1

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A Humanitarian Approach to Good Practice, Ethics and Efficacy: First Aid for Stress and Trauma (F.A.S.T.)

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