Mental strain in medical students during simulator training measured by forehead sweating.
Forehead sweating developed in 78% of medical students when they attempted tracheal intubation on a simulator, and increased during subsequent attempts if the first attempt was not successful. Thus, forehead sweating may be a useful index of mental strain.
Shimoda
Osamu
O
Dept. of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Japan. shimoda@kaiju.medic.kumamoto-u.ac.jp
Ikuta
Yoshihiro
Y
D000328:Adult; D019540:Area Under Curve; D005546:Forehead / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000503:physiopathology*; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology*; D013546:Sweating / Q000502:physiology*