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Event Categories
- Unobserved Falls
- Observed Falls
- Elopement
- Delay In Tests or Treatments
- All Laboratory Specimen Related Occurrences Except Delays
- Injury or Exposure to Hospital Staff
- Omitted Medication Doses*
- Wrong Medication Administered*
- Wrong Dose of Drug*
- Adverse Drug Reactions
- Patient Misidentification*
Notes:
These 11 event categories were identified during the pilot study of 8 hospitals and have been used throughout the project for reporting.
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