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The Second Victim Phenomenon: The Way Out

The Second Victim Phenomenon: The Way Out

Paraskevi K. Skourti, Andreas Pavlakis
Copyright: © 2017 |Pages: 26
ISBN13: 9781522523376|ISBN10: 1522523375|EISBN13: 9781522523383
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-2337-6.ch008
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Skourti, Paraskevi K., and Andreas Pavlakis. "The Second Victim Phenomenon: The Way Out." Impact of Medical Errors and Malpractice on Health Economics, Quality, and Patient Safety, edited by Marina Riga, IGI Global, 2017, pp. 197-222. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2337-6.ch008

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Skourti, P. K. & Pavlakis, A. (2017). The Second Victim Phenomenon: The Way Out. In M. Riga (Ed.), Impact of Medical Errors and Malpractice on Health Economics, Quality, and Patient Safety (pp. 197-222). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2337-6.ch008

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Skourti, Paraskevi K., and Andreas Pavlakis. "The Second Victim Phenomenon: The Way Out." In Impact of Medical Errors and Malpractice on Health Economics, Quality, and Patient Safety, edited by Marina Riga, 197-222. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2017. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-2337-6.ch008

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Abstract

Medical error happens when an action within the medical field is not fulfilled as planned, or the plan is performed incorrectly. Patient and family are the first victim of an adverse event. The damage in a patient's health, leads in a distressing situation not only for the patient, but also for the clinician who is responsible for this outcome. The term “second victim” refers to the trauma that a health professional sustains due to a serious adverse event in the healthcare system. After a medical error the caregivers are experiencing the aftermath in their personal and professional life. They feel isolated and abandoned, and some of them are coming up against the law with penal and disciplinary ramifications as a consequence of the blame culture in the health care system. Some health professionals experienced the consequences of an unfortunate incident even if it did not lead in harm to the patient's health.

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