Psychological Skills to Improve Emergency Care Providers’ Performance Under Stress

• Published in: Annals of emergency medicine Vol. 70; no. 6; pp. 884 - 890
• Main Authors: Lauria, Michael J., BA, NRP, FP-C, Gallo, Isabelle A, Rush, Stephen, Lt Col, Brooks, Jason, PhD, MSc, Spiegel, Rory, MD, Weingart, Scott D., MD
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.2017
• Subjects: Clinical Competence; Emergency; Emergency Medical Services; Humans; Occupational Stress - prevention & control; Resuscitation - psychology

Stress experienced by emergency medical providers during the resuscitation of critically ill or injured patients can cause cognitive and technical performance to deteriorate. Psychological skills training offers a reasonable and easily implemented solution to this problem. In this article, a specifi...