Effects of Stress on Team Coordination and Performance

In both low and high stress scenario versions, the underlying mechanism of disease or injury will be identical, as will be the expected clinical management of the situation. Known stressors9,10 will be added to the scenarios, ensuring ecological validity (stressors that occur in real life). The stressors will include a) socio-evaluative stressors (presence of other with ability to negatively judge); b) increases in the severity of the situation (unstable patient); c) increases in the stakes (e.g. woman in early stages of pregnancy), d) noise, as well as e) unexpected brief complications (e.g. brief equipment challenge).