Two clinicians emotional accounts of providing compassionate care during disasters—a deadly wildfire and a mass shooting—offer valuable lessons for coping with the stress of daily practice.
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Our careers as acute care clinicians can take a toll on our physical, emotional, and spiritual health.
Providers who treated victims in two recent disasters share their emotional journeys to help others learn how to deal with similar challenges. They offer valuable insights into self-awareness, resiliency, and recovery, illuminating the importance of practicing within a culture that cares deeply for its own healthcare team.
My perception of my ability to handle such a situation on my own was false. Self-care techniques and methods that got us to this point in our careers likely won’t be enough.
-Wade Fox, DO, Vituity Emergency Physician Partner Mercy Medical Center, Roseburg, Ore.
