title: Critical incident stress management for care providers in the pediatric emergency department.
abstract: Critical Incident Stress (CIS) is any event that evokes a critically high level of stress and makes usual coping skills ineffective. Programs to manage this stress have been developed. Due to the unique stressors encountered in the pediatric emergency department, this article proposes a CIS management program for these healthcare providers.
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Back
mesh_terms: D003419:Crisis Intervention / Q000379:methods; D003422:Critical Care; D016529:Emergency Nursing; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D010371:Pediatric Nursing; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*