Abstract
When exposure to traumatic events accumulates because of caring for the victims of the events, compassion fatigue occurs. Deployed military medical personnel, prone to its development, can prevent or mitigate the condition with individual and organizational intervention.
MeSH terms
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Afghanistan
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Empathy*
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Humans
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Iraq
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Military Nursing*
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Nurse-Patient Relations
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Occupational Diseases / prevention & control*
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Occupational Diseases / psychology
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Self Care*
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Stress Disorders, Traumatic / prevention & control*
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Stress Disorders, Traumatic / psychology
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United States