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Well has seen patients live, sometimes miraculously so.
Shes also seen them die.
We have always experienced patient loss, but not due to a mass casualty event, Well says.
Being confronted with those massive losses day in and day out takes a toll, says Well.
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But caregivers on the front lines are particularly at risk for having their mental health hit hard.
These are the people who are working around the clock to take care of us.
But who is taking care of them?
Were also used to patients being intoxicated and combative, at times.
It can be a dangerous place to be, he says.
That is the baseline.
Then you add in a pandemic.
That is not a sustainable state to live in for a prolonged amount of time, he says.
We are the ones by the bedside, interacting with both the patient and their family.
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We have 30 minutes sometimes to get the patient out and a new patient in.
This doesnt leave much time to grieve or process whats happening.
Dr. Sovndal has also struggled to handle the volume of very sick patients who need his care.
The COVID-19 patients, they cant have their families by their bedsides and I feel badly for them.
It takes a toll because you cant be as compassionate as you perhaps want to be.
When I signed up for emergency medicine, I knew I was going to deal with infectious diseases…
This is a highly contagious virus and Im afraid.
Dr. Sovndal says he hasnt kissed his wife or kids since the pandemic started.
But this also puts them at risk of feeling isolated and cut off from their normal support networks.
As if all of this wasnt already stressful enough,1.4 million health-care workers lost their jobs in April.
One reason for this is that the client volume has increased, she says.
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Dr. Dr. Cirbus and Talkspace, meanwhile, are working on ways to support therapists while the pandemic wears on.
Those who do so will immediately be connected with a trained crisis volunteer.
Experts are saying it could be even worse this winter, she says.
Mentally, we need to be ready.
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