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A small trauma team provides care to a seriously injured infant. The team leader is an emergency medicine resident who has no experience with pediatric trauma management. This emergency situation is a significant challenge for him, and the patient’s young age adds even more emotional strain. Both factors combined put the physician under enormous stress. The stress is further increased due to his difficulty in performing time-critical procedures such as obtaining i.v. access and intubation child. Due to the prolonged initial stabilization, it takes nearly 1 h before the patient is sufficiently stable to be transported to CT.

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  1. Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen-Nürnberg, Krankenhausstr. 12, 91054, Erlangen, Germany

    Dr. Michael St.Pierre

  2. Hohenheimerstr. 104, 71686, Remseck, Germany

    Dr. Gesine Hofinger

  3. c/o Gesine Hofinger Hohenheimerstr. 104, 71686, Remseck, Germany

    Cornelius Buerschaper

  4. Harvard Medical School Massachusetts General Hospital, 65 Landsdowne Street, Cambridge, MA, 02139, USA

    Robert Simon (Director Center for Medical Education)

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St.Pierre, M., Hofinger, G., Buerschaper, C., Simon, R. (2011). Stress. In: Crisis Management in Acute Care Settings. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19700-0_9

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