Air Force medics are on the front lines against COVID-19, and maintaining their mental well-being is critical to keeping them in the fight.
Delivering medical care in a pandemic or other crisis creates new mental health challenges, and makes existing challenges more serious. Medics should be aware of the increased risk to their well-being, and how it could affect their work caring for patients.
One of the biggest risks for providers is burnout, or compassion fatigue.