Stressful intensive care unit medical crises: how individual responses impact on team performance.
Piquette D, Reeves S, LeBlanc VR. Stressful intensive care unit medical crises: How individual responses impact on team performance. Crit Care Med. 2009;37(4):1251-1255. doi:10.1097/CCM.0b013e31819c1496.
This qualitative study of provider responses to critical incidents in the intensive care unit found that when individuals experienced emotional distress, other team members quickly experienced similar feelings, with consequent negative effects on team performance.