Excellence in the Unexpected
(Alternate title: The Tyranny of Distance: Austere SAR Cases & Performance Strategy)
References
Perception and memory distortions
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Performance under stress in clinical environments
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Challenge vs threat
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Training for Stress
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Presentation Videos
When That 1% Makes All the Difference
Brian Burns