We healthcare workers aren’t heroes. We’re martyrs – Red Flag

Working as a doctor, fear is not uncommon. I was afraid on my first night shift knowing that help from a senior doctor was a gruelling 30-minute wait away. I was afraid during the third hour of a surgical case when we were running out of options to control a patients catastrophic bleeding. I was afraid waiting for updates about a colleague who had fallen asleep at the wheel after her sixth 13-hour shift that week. But none of that prepared me for the fear I have been feeling at work lately and t…

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