Grief is a common feeling among physicians and other healers whose patient has had an unforeseen, adverse outcome. Today we explore three roots of grief in second victims.
I promised last spring to explore the emotions of the second victim “someday.” Well, someday has come. Join me to explore what’s normal for the doctor facing a surprising patient outcome.
While we may talk about unforeseen patient outcomes and how to avoid the experience of medical malpractice litigation, we do not share often enough what we have learned regarding how to respond and how it feels, not if, but when it happens to us.
