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Editorial
. 2019 Mar 27:364:l1233.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.l1233.

Abandon the term "second victim"

Melissa D Clarkson  1 , Helen Haskell  2 , Carole Hemmelgarn  3 , Patty J Skolnik  4
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Editorial

Abandon the term "second victim"

Melissa D Clarkson et al. BMJ. .
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Competing interests: We have read and understood BMJ policy on declaration of interests and declare that all authors are advocates for safety in the healthcare system. MC is the daughter of Glenn Clarkson, who died in 2012 after a series of medical errors made in treating his burns. HH is the mother of Lewis Blackman, who died in 2000 because of failure to recognise reactions to a post-surgical medication. CH is the mother of Alyssa Hemmelgarn, who died in 2007 because of medical errors. PS is the mother of Michael Skolnik, who died in 2004 from innumerable complications after unnecessary brain surgery.

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