PTSD: Ever have trouple accurately recalling details of new trigger events?

MSgt Steven Holt, NRP, CCEMT-P
This is normal, people make unintentional mistakes while attempting to provide information.
We don't have a perfect memory and trama/past trama will impact how we recall current and past events including inserting past event recollection into the current event and visa versa. We are human and investigators understand that personal recall is prone to inaccuracy even while seemingly credible in court and preferred by juries.
I have been surprised to find in my counseling and researching of events that I recalled some aspects inaccurately.

I have had it happen. The doctor said my brain was mixing the events up because of the flashback.

Yeah, I was behind a couple vehicles that collided into each other. I pulled over and stopped traffic with emergency cones I carry, and then went to help. Although not EMS I've had the Combat Lifesavers course and I just happened to have a Surgical bag with me. I set two fractures with splints, and a few bandages. When the Police finally arrived my rendetion of the events was not the same as two other witnesses. After I was thanked by the EMS personnel that finally arrived, the Police took my statement, and I headed on down the road.

I know I relayed the event correctly, and I, to this day cannot believe I was so wrong.