Second victims of medical adverse events: research and enlightenment on current situation at home and abroad
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2018.10.021
- VernacularTitle:医疗不良事件中第二受害者的国内外研究现状与启示
- Author:
Yiru HAN
1
;
Jianqin HE
Author Information
1. 浙江大学医学院附属第一医院保健部
- Keywords:
Medical staff;
Medical adverse events;
Second victim;
Current studies;
Enlightenment
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2018;34(10):877-880
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
In medical adverse events, medical workers involved tend to become the second victims due to physical and mental injuries, next to the patient in question and his/her family. This article introduced second victim from the following perspectives of such victims: current situation and causes, traumatic experience, natural recovery process and supportive actions taken. These authors provided hospital management with suggestions on how to effective support such victims, in an effort to draw attention of the society to physical and mental health of the medical staff, and minimize injuries so incurred to such victims.
