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Medical error: the second victim. The doctor who makes the mistake needs help too

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In this Editorial in the BMJ, Albert Wu introduced the phrase ‘second victim’ in an attempt to highlight the emotional effects for staff involved in a medical error and the need for emotional support to help their recovery.

Medical error: the second victim. The doctor who makes the mistake needs help too https://www.bmj.com/content/320/7237/726

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