A key component of expert practise in emergency medicine is effective team management. Emergency physicians have historically acquired these "non-technical" skills on the fly or through trial and error, with varying degrees of success, during their training in emergency medicine. Up until now, training in emergency medicine has primarily focused on medical and technical skill proficiency. In conjunction with medical and technical knowledge, the behaviours described in this study can lower the occurrence of clinical mistake, promote efficient teamwork, and ensure the efficient operation of an ED. In other high-risk fields, like aviation, the teaching and practise of these behaviours is increasingly a crucial component of training and skills maintenance. Anaesthesiologists are starting to receive this training on a regular basis. They cover topics including delegation, leadership, environment knowledge, anticipation and planning, getting help when needed, attention management, and workload distribution. We describe how these behaviours are used in the field of emergency care and propose that crisis resource management principles should be taught and put into practise as a component of the curriculum for training and certifying emergency medicine doctors.