Trish I believe the authors of the posts on this thread may agree with the stupidity of the statement, "No Fear". Perhaps they might even subscribe to a more realistic, "Respect Fear"?
In my experience when you find yourself in a situation outside of normal operations you are initaly exposed to the symptoms of, "Fight or Flight". It is how you react afterward, with the monster of "panic" dancing through your veins, that determines the final outcome. As has been mentioned often Trish, training and regimented procedure are the key to sucess, but also, a productive imagination will be of imense benifit when dealing with none standard emergencies. The above has always got me to the bar for a beer afterward
Good luck.