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INTEGRATING EMOTIONAL REGULATION INTO SIMULATION-BASED TRAINING AND CAPACITY BUILDING FOR RESCUE PERSONNEL IN HIGH-RISK ENVIRONMENTS
Abstract
are usually trained from a technical, procedural and physical point of view. Still, during rescue simulations and competitions, technical training is not the only element involved. Participants work under time pressure, external evaluation, uncertainty and responsibility, and these conditions may generate strong emotional reactions. If these reactions are not regulated, they can affect attention, decision-making, coordination with the team and recovery after the task. The current paper starts from the practical need to better understand how rescuers function during demanding simulation-based training. Emotional regulation is considered here as an element that may help explain why, in similar stressful conditions, some participants remain organized and efficient, while others become tense, rigid or need more time to regain balance. Based on this synthesis, a three-phase framework is proposed: pre-task appraisal, in-task regulation and post-task recovery. The framework is not intended to replace technical evaluation. It adds a training-oriented perspective that may help instructors observe, debrief and follow the development of adaptive capacity during repeated simulation-based training in mining industries.
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