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SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events

The term ‘second victim’ was first coined in 2000 to refer to doctors involved in medical errors. It refers to the psychological distress and myriad of challenges that doctors face after being involved in adverse events or safety incidents. The world of medicine may be unforgiving when an error occ...

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Main Authors: Samuel Tsan, Ern Hung, Yong, Chow Yen
Format: Magazine and Newsletter
Language:English
Published: Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists 2024
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R Medicine (General)
Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44836/1/Support%20in%20crisis%20BA%20March%202024.pdf
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spelling my.unimas.ir.448362024-05-24T02:11:37Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44836/ SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events Samuel Tsan, Ern Hung Yong, Chow Yen R Medicine (General) The term ‘second victim’ was first coined in 2000 to refer to doctors involved in medical errors. It refers to the psychological distress and myriad of challenges that doctors face after being involved in adverse events or safety incidents. The world of medicine may be unforgiving when an error occurs. Doctors involved often face the judgmental eyes of the public, amplification of errors by mass media and receive silent treatment or criticism by their own fraternity. Although patients are the first victims of medical misadventures, healthcare workers involved are wounded by the same errors. Healthcare professionals at all levels are potential second victims in these situations. The level of emotional injury becomes exponential in the event of medicolegal suits or disciplinary hearings. Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists 2024-03-31 Magazine and Newsletter NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44836/1/Support%20in%20crisis%20BA%20March%202024.pdf Samuel Tsan, Ern Hung and Yong, Chow Yen (2024) SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events. [Magazine and Newsletter]
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SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events
description The term ‘second victim’ was first coined in 2000 to refer to doctors involved in medical errors. It refers to the psychological distress and myriad of challenges that doctors face after being involved in adverse events or safety incidents. The world of medicine may be unforgiving when an error occurs. Doctors involved often face the judgmental eyes of the public, amplification of errors by mass media and receive silent treatment or criticism by their own fraternity. Although patients are the first victims of medical misadventures, healthcare workers involved are wounded by the same errors. Healthcare professionals at all levels are potential second victims in these situations. The level of emotional injury becomes exponential in the event of medicolegal suits or disciplinary hearings.
format Magazine and Newsletter
author Samuel Tsan, Ern Hung
Yong, Chow Yen
author_facet Samuel Tsan, Ern Hung
Yong, Chow Yen
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title SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events
title_short SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events
title_full SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events
title_fullStr SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events
title_full_unstemmed SUPPORT IN CRISIS : Ensuring Well-Being for the Second Victim in Adverse Events
title_sort support in crisis : ensuring well-being for the second victim in adverse events
publisher Malaysian Society of Anaesthesiologists
publishDate 2024
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/44836/1/Support%20in%20crisis%20BA%20March%202024.pdf
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