Simon's Story
Second Victim Support
Simon shares the thoughts and emotions he experienced after a medical error and the impact of not being able to debrief with the clinical team afterwards. He experienced feelings of distress, had trouble sleeping, became irritable and had feelings of doubt following the patient safety incident. His advice to others who may experience a medical error is to be open to speaking about what occurred.
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