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DIRECT RECURRENCE OF PRIOR FAILURE MODE DETECTED
Pattern 5 Surfaced

1 similar incident recorded in department 90-day window

Systemic safeguard did not prevent recurrence within 60 days
INC-2026-0035·ClosedStatutory Mandatory Report

Documentation variance (Missing procedure consent) in NICU

Occurred: 2025-03-12T18:59 UTC · Reported: 2025-03-17T05:59 UTC

66Severe
DepartmentMaternity
Unit & RoomNICU · Bay 4
Harm Levelsevere
Patient ReferencePT-1035

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 18:59 UTC in NICU, a severe safety event occurred involving missing procedure consent. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 66 in the Severe band.

During procedural verification in NICU at 18:59, team identified that missing procedure consent was incomplete prior to commencement. Protocol was paused until validation was secured.

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+45
Patients Affected+2
Recurrence in Window+6
Department Baseline-1
Detection Lag+4
External Reportability+10

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0035engineering TierDue: 2026-09-10

Implement systemic safeguard against clinical documentation & consent: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

pending approval

Parties Involved (3)

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reporterreporter [Masked]
patientPatient 0094
involved staffStaff Member [0095]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

Quarantine label placed on device #GH-800. Equipment pool supervisor requested replacement.

Nurse Fiona MacLeod (Frontline staff)2025-03-17T05:59 UTC

Quarantine label placed on device #GH-800. Equipment pool supervisor requested replacement.

Jonathan Ray (Quality and patient safety)2025-03-17T05:59 UTC