The second victim phenomenon in health care: A literature review.

Conclusions: It is evident that the consequences of adverse medical events on health-care professionals can be intense and numerous. The unique nature and high sensitivities surrounding obstetric care have the potential to exacerbate the negative consequences for the health-care professional following an adverse event. Still, there remains a dearth of information of the extent of adverse medical events and the SVP in the speciality of obstetrics. PMID: 31405351 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Tags: Scand J Public Health Source Type: research