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INC-2026-0007·Closed

Environmental safety hazard (Hazardous waste disposal) in Ambulatory

Occurred: 2025-03-06T06:05 UTC · Reported: 2025-03-10T00:05 UTC

18Low
DepartmentEmergency
Unit & RoomAmbulatory · Bay 8
Harm Levelminor
Patient ReferencePT-1007

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 06:05 UTC in Ambulatory, a minor safety event occurred involving hazardous waste disposal. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 18 in the Low band.

At 06:05 in Ambulatory, staff observed hazardous waste disposal presenting potential slip or operational hazard. Area was isolated.

Strong signal(92%)|Because:
What this could not see: Informal verbal handover notes prior to admission are unrecorded

Risk Evaluation & Score Breakdown

Deterministic multi-term risk score from 1 to 100 derived from clinical harm, recurrence, and reporting lag.

Harm Base Score+12
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline+3
Detection Lag+3
External Reportability+0

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0007training TierDue: 2026-09-17

Implement systemic safeguard against environmental safety: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

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Parties Involved (4)

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reporterreporter [Masked]
patientPatient 0017
involved staffStaff Member [0018]
witnesswitness [Masked]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

Secondary nurse verification countersigned. Clinical lead verified no hemodynamic deterioration.

Dr. Rebecca Ross (Department Head)2025-03-10T00:05 UTC

Secondary nurse verification countersigned. Clinical lead verified no hemodynamic deterioration.

Clinician D. Morgan (Frontline staff)2025-03-10T00:05 UTC