Summary
This document by the Joint Commission provides an overview of the issues faced by healthcare workers who are negatively affected by their involvement in a patient safety incident—second victims. It highlights the prevalence of second victims, summarises the key problems they face and outlines recommendations to ensure staff receive adequate support from healthcare organisations when they are involved in an incident.
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1489450978_QuickSafetyIssue392017SecondvictimFINAL3Rev.pdf
Quick safety issue 39: Supporting second victims (The Joint Commission, 22 January 2018)
https://www.jointcommission.org/resources/news-and-multimedia/newsletters/newsletters/quick-safety/quick-safety-issue-39-supporting-second-victims/
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