Physiological Measures of Situation Awareness in Emergency Care

Elena K. Festa, Abigail B. Perelman, Aaron T. Winder, Bethany K. Bracken, Phillip C. Desrochers, Mica R. Endsley, Cognitive and Psychological Sciences, Brown University, Charles River Analytics, SA Technologies USA, Gold Canyon

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

Published online on March 17, 2026

Abstract

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Situation awareness (SA) is crucial for jobs across the healthcare industry, especially in fast-paced emergency environments. Currently, measures of SA are subjective or require the person to stop and answer questions about the situation. A method to ...