STANFORD, Calif. (KRON) – It’s an issue going through well being care employees throughout the nation, together with right here within the Bay Space.
Buddies of a Stanford nurse who dedicated suicide final week say his loss of life is bringing consideration the to significance of psychological well being for healthcare employees.
A latest research says that over the previous two years of caring for COVID sufferers, nurses and different first responders reported excessive ranges of stress, despair, and fatigue.
Buddies and associates of 27-year-old Michael Odell are heartbroken.
The journey ICU nurse from Oklahoma had been working at Stanford Hospital earlier than committing suicide final week.
Josh Paredes was greatest pals with Odell. As a fellow nurse, he says the stresses of the job have change into overwhelming for therefore many within the well being care area.
Paredes believes it’s essential for individuals to listen to Odell’s story.
A latest research revealed within the Journal of Basic Inside Drugs included a survey of greater than 500 medical doctors, nurses, and different well being care employees who’ve been treating COVID sufferers.
Inside it, they discovered 74% saying they had been depressed, 37% reported they had been experiencing signs of post-traumatic stress dysfunction and 15% stated they’ve had ideas of suicide or self-harm.
Stanford nurse Gabby Ladue helped within the frantic two-day seek for Odell who abruptly left work and went lacking final Tuesday.
The search ended tragically on Thursday when Odell’s physique was discovered on the Don Edwards Wildlife Refuge.
Ladue says proper now frontline employees throughout the nation want extra assist.
Odell’s colleagues are hoping employers will step up of their efforts to deal with the well-being of their employees.
For Paredes, Odell’s loss of life is declaring the necessity for these conversations.
