Part of the simulation process at UAB/Children's Hospital of Alabama was a group debriefing in which trainers, physicians, nurses, social work staff, orderlies, and the actors were present. Each participant had the opportunity to voice observations about the process. The potential to scrutinize and retool patient-staff practices was begun in earnest at the debriefing session. Due to the traumatic scenarios created by the training staff, much of the debriefing included restoring emotional equilibrium among the staff. This was beneficial because it placed actual pressure on protocols in place at the hospital and provoked a conversation about effectiveness during the simulations. These conversations were, in effect, either validating the procedures in place or calling for potential changes in practice in patient-staff interaction during scenarios introduced in the simulation.