Taylor Victoria, Hazelton Lara, Singh Kathleen
Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Department of Psychiatry, Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Can Med Educ J. 2025 Jul 2;16(3):74-76. doi: 10.36834/cmej.79544. eCollection 2025 Jul.
Trigger warnings are statements provided prior to the delivery of sensitive content that aim to prepare recipients for ensuing distress. In recent years, there have been calls to incorporate trigger warnings into medical education due to the recognition that encountering sensitive content in educational settings can add to the stress experienced by medical students. The evidence for and against their use is inconsistent, and currently there is little consensus on how to, or if we should, introduce trigger warnings into educational settings. In this paper, we present seven ways to get a grip on requests for trigger warnings in medical education: consult your institution; adopt a balanced and evidence-informed approach; encourage self-awareness and help seeking; communicate realistic expectations regarding clinical practice; approach sensitive content as an educational opportunity; foster inclusivity in discussions involving sensitive content; and encourage feedback.
触发警告是在提供敏感内容之前给出的声明，旨在让接收者为随后可能出现的困扰做好准备。近年来，由于认识到在教育环境中接触敏感内容会增加医学生的压力，因此有人呼吁将触发警告纳入医学教育。支持和反对使用触发警告的证据并不一致，目前对于如何（或者是否应该）在教育环境中引入触发警告，几乎没有达成共识。在本文中，我们提出了七种应对医学教育中触发警告请求的方法：咨询你的机构；采取平衡且基于证据的方法；鼓励自我认知并寻求帮助；传达对临床实践的现实期望；将敏感内容视为教育机会；在涉及敏感内容的讨论中促进包容性；并鼓励反馈。
