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INC-2026-0033·Closed

Slip during commode transfer in Pod A

Occurred: 2025-03-11T00:42 UTC · Reported: 2025-03-14T16:42 UTC

8Low
DepartmentICU
Unit & RoomPod A · Bay 2
Harm Levelnear miss
Patient ReferencePT-1033

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 00:42 UTC in Pod A, a near miss safety event occurred involving bedside transfer. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 8 in the Low band.

During assisted transfer from bed to bedside commode at 00:42, patient experienced sudden knee buckling. Two healthcare assistants assisted patient safely to the floor without direct impact or injury.

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+5
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline+0
Detection Lag+3
External Reportability+0

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0033training TierDue: 2026-09-10

Implement systemic safeguard against patient falls: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

pending approval

Parties Involved (3)

Masked by default per governance protocol
reporterreporter [Masked]
patientPatient 0089
involved staffStaff Member [0090]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

Attending physician notified. Urgent plain film radiography reviewed; no cortical breach identified.

Theatre Sister Karen Boyd (Scrub Nurse)2025-03-14T16:42 UTC

Attending physician notified. Urgent plain film radiography reviewed; no cortical breach identified.

Dr. Arthur Pendelton (Quality Director)2025-03-14T16:42 UTC