A new study has shed light on the toll the pandemic is taking on Ireland’s frontline staff.
One young doctor said she was having “suicidal thoughts” as a result of the crisis; while a care worker who felt pressurised to go without PPE into the room of a patient who had tested positive, developed symptoms of post-traumatic stress “consistent with a near-death experience” and had to give up work.
Both women were among about 100 healthcare workers who got confidential trauma therapy sessions in a bid to help them cope with the fallout of being on the front line.
The drive was organised by Trauma Response Network Ireland (TRNi) as part of a study to better understand the trauma and suffering being experienced by many frontline workers during the pandemic.
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