Type of patient safety incident | n | Per cent |
---|---|---|
Medication/intravenous fluids | 324 | 35.5 |
Clinical process/procedure | 314 | 34.4 |
Staff/patient behaviour | 110 | 12 |
Patient accidents eg, falls | 70 | 7.7 |
Blood/blood products | 32 | 3.5 |
Clinical administration | 17 | 1.9 |
Medical device/equipment | 10 | 1.1 |
Nutrition | 9 | 1 |
Oxygen/gas/vapour | 7 | 0.8 |
Infrastructure/building/fixtures | 4 | 0.4 |
Resources/organisational management | 3 | 0.3 |
Documentation | 2 | 0.2 |
Unclear | 11 | 1.2 |