Background All humans are fallible. Because physicians are human, unintentional errors
unfortunately occur. While unintentional medical errors have an impact on patients and their …

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 …

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

Article-at-a-Glance Background Second victim experiences can affect the well-being of
health care providers and compromise patient safety. Many factors associated with improved …

Background Previous research has established health professionals as secondary victims of
medical error, with the identification of a range of emotional and psychological …

Objectives Second victim experiences can affect the well-being of healthcare providers and
compromise patient safety. The purpose of this study was to assess the relationships …

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 …

In the past decade, hospitals and healthcare workers have become more familiar with
medical errors and the harm they can cause. As a result, incident investigation has become …

Purpose Adverse events are increasingly recognized as a source of harm to patients. When
such harm occurs, problems arise in communicating the situation to patients and their …

Amongst the lay and media population there is a perception that pregnancy, labour and
delivery is always physiological, morbidity and mortality should be “never events” and that …