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: 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 …

We tend to blame and forget those professionals who cause incidents and accidents, but
they are victims too. They are second victims whose experiences of an incident or adverse …

There is consensus that physicians, health professionals and health care organizations
should discuss harm that results from health care delivery (adverse events), including the …

OBJECTIVE: Medical errors are a nearly universal experience for physicians. An error that
harms a patient is one of the most difficult experiences that physicians face. Difficult …

The harmful impact of an adverse event ripples beyond injured patients and their families to
affect physicians, nurses, and other health care staff that are involved. These “Second …

Errors occur commonly in healthcare and can cause significant harm to patients. Most errors
arise from a combination of individual, system, and communication failures. Neurologists …

Background: Medical errors have recently been recognized as a relevant concern in public
health, and increasing research efforts have been made to find ways of improving patient …

Objective To examine the current state of practice in English NHS Trusts in relation to the
communication of serious patient safety incidents to patients and families and support for all …

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selviytymisestä Ensiapupoliklinikan henkilökunnan työ on mielenkiintoista ja haasteellista …