All doctors will eventually experience a medical emergency. Complex, important decisions are required urgently, often with inadequate information. To manage an emergency well, a clinician needs both technical competence (medical knowledge, procedural skill), and the so-called ‘soft’ skills (communication, leadership and decision-making).
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