The hard-hitting, real-life testimonial of the need for peer support for posttraumatic stress-related injuries. 25 YEARS of PTSD* survival has given Syd some powerful insight. He has identified and shares: ➤ 4 guiding rules for workplace peer support ➤ 5 healing stages of recovery ➤ how to recognize the 8 most common symptoms of PTSD ➤ how to organize workshops for peer support networks Syd strongly believes that anyone who may become involved in traumatic or stressful situations or anyone who lives with such a person needs to know this before it happens. "56 Seconds is a must read for officers, their families and close colleagues to help them deal with the trauma from a police shooting." -J.P. A police shooting survivor with 24 years in policing and still counting