Compassion Fatigue is Similar in Emergency Medicine Residents Compared to other Medical and Surgical Specialties
Introduction: Compassion fatigue (CF) is the emotional and physical burden felt by those helping others in distress, leading to a reduced capacity and interest in being empathetic towards future suffering. Emergency care providers are at an increased risk of CF secondary to their first responder...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2014-09-01
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| Series: | Western Journal of Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://escholarship.org/uc/item/4pn5d48k |