Adam Szulewski - PhD project data for study 4

Crisis resource management skills are integral to leading the resuscitation of a critically ill patient. Despite their importance, crisis resource management skills (and their associated cognitive processes) have traditionally been difficult to study in the real world.

The objective of this study was to derive key cognitive processes underpinning expert performance in resuscitation medicine, using a new eye-tracking–based video capture method during clinical cases. During an 18-month period, a sample of 10 trauma resuscitations led by 4 expert trauma team leaders was analyzed. The physician team leaders were outfitted with mobile eye-tracking glasses for each case.