The impact of stress on paramedic performance during simulated critical events

Prehospital and Disaster Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 369-374

  Leblanc, Vicki R ^a   Regehr, Cheryl ^a   Tavares, Walter ^b   Scott, Aristathemos K ^c   MacDonald, Russell ^a,d   King, Kevin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b CENTENNIAL COLLEGE   (Canada)

^c Advanced Medical Solutions   (Canada)

^d Ornge Transport Medicine   (Canada)

^e CAE Healthcare   (Canada)

Author keywords

cortisol; paramedic; performance; stress

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; CANADA; CHEMISTRY; DELPHI STUDY; EDUCATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PARAMEDICAL PERSONNEL; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SALIVA; TEACHING; VIDEORECORDING;

ALLIED HEALTH PERSONNEL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CANADA; DELPHI TECHNIQUE; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; MANIKINS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84866425329     PISSN: 1049023X     EISSN: 19451938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1049023X12001021     Document Type: Article

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