1. Psychological Skills to Improve Emergency Care Providers’ Performance Under Stress 
Michael J. Lauria, BA, NRP, FP-C, Isabelle A. Gallo, Lt Col Stephen Rush, MD, Jason Brooks, PhD, MSc, Rory Spiegel, MD, Scott D. Weingart, MD 
Annals of Emergency Medicine 
Volume 70, Issue 6, Pages (December 2017)
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2. Figure 1
Two representations of the “Beat the stress, fool” mnemonic, auditory and visual, for recall of the PEPS. The whimsical nature of the mnemonic may induce smiling, which helps to break the stress escalation cycle.
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3. Figure 2
Method for tactical breathing, otherwise known as square or box breathing. Precise timing is not as essential as slow, deep inhalations and exhalations.
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