title: Why second victims need our support.
abstract: Second victims are healthcare providers who are involved in unanticipated adverse patient events, such as clinical errors, or who have been traumatised by things that have happened at work.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: Linsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sheerin
mesh_terms: D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000517:prevention & control*