If the people working on the front line have been able to rest since the first wave, they still suffer psychologically from what they went through. Philippe Devos, president of Absym, is worried …
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The prospect of a second wave scary. While hospitals and frontline staff say they are ready to deal with it, some fear they will not be able to hold out.
“I can still do long overtime. On the other hand, I will no longer be able to accept losing patients, ”confides a cardiology nurse who had joined a Covid unit.
And post-trauma
So will professionals be able to hold out in the event of a second wave? “It all depends on the intensity of the second wave. The first one was exhausting for everyone. We realized that, doing the same thing again, we are capable of it. BUT … if this one lasts longer or is even stronger, it is going to be very difficult! », Analysis Philippe Devos, intensivist doctor and president of Absym.
“On a physical level, the teams are rested. They were asked to take time off. But, on the psychological side, we did not have time to do debriefings. During the peak, there were repeated deaths. We are prepared in our training but not with such frequencies. “
30% in pre-burnout
“If there’s a second wave, we’ll all go all out again, but that will be until the rope breaks. We will go until total exhaustion … “
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