Adverse events within health care settings can lead to two victims. The first victim is the
patient and family and the second victim is the involved health care professional. The latter …

Background: When patients experience unexpected events, some health professionals
become “second victims”. These care givers feel as though they have failed the patient …

BACKGROUND: One out of seven patients is involved in an adverse event. The first priority
after such an event is the patient and their family (first victim). However the involved health …

Objectives Despite growing interest in the second-victim phenomenon and greater
awareness of its consequences, there has not been a meta-analysis quantifying the …

Objectives Despite the critical need to understand the diverse responses by second victims
to adverse events, there has not been a meta-analysis examining coping by second victims …

IntroductIon“Second victims” are health care providers who are involved with patient
adverse events and who subsequently have difficulty coping with their emotions. Growing …

Abstract Background Adverse events (AEs) cause harm in patients and disturbance for the
professionals involved in the event (second victims). This study assessed the impact of AEs …

Background Adverse events (AE) are also the cause of suffering in health professionals
involved. This study was designed to identify and analyse organization-level strategies …

Unanticipated patient adverse events can also have a serious negative impact on clinicians.
The term second victim was coined to highlight the experience of health professionals with …

Objectives Medical errors and unanticipated negative patient outcomes can damage the
well-being of health care providers. These affected individuals, referred to as “second …