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Correlates of the third victim phenomenon.
Russ MJ. Correlates of the Third Victim Phenomenon. Psychiatr Q. 2017;88(4):917-920. doi:10.1007/s11126-017-9511-1.
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December 18, 2017
Russ MJ. Psychiatr Q. 2017;88(4):917-920.
A sentinel event affects patients, their families, clinicians involved, and the organization. This review article describes a serious incident at a hospital and explored changes in decision making, discharge rate, and peer observation after the event to illustrate the organization as the third victim.
