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Sleep and Situational Awareness

1 Comment / Article, Attention Management, Competency, Culture, Decision Making, Fatigue, Firefighter Situational Awareness, Human Factors, Neuroscience, Safety, Situational awareness / Rich Gasaway

The work schedule, along with the physical and mental demands placed on first responders and people working in high risk environments, can quickly cause brain fatigue. Most responders know that fatigue can have an impact on critical thinking and mental acuity. This, in turn, can have a significant impact on situational awareness. Situational awareness is […]

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Episode 70: Your brain on drugs: The impact of acute stress on decision making

This episode discusses some of the ill effects that can impact situational awareness and decision making as a result of stress. Length: 30 minutes Click the YouTube icon to listen _____________________________________________________ If you are interested in taking your understanding of situational awareness and high-risk decision making to a higher level, check out