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INC-2026-0038·Closed

Procedural safety observation (Pre-op checklist lapse) in Acute Care

Occurred: 2025-03-12T17:50 UTC · Reported: 2025-03-16T07:50 UTC

11Low
DepartmentEmergency
Unit & RoomAcute Care · Bay 7
Harm Levelnear miss
Patient ReferencePT-1038

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 17:50 UTC in Acute Care, a near miss safety event occurred involving pre-op checklist lapse. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 11 in the Low band.

In Acute Care at 17:50, surgical team conducting safety checklist noted a variance relating to pre-op checklist lapse. Formal pause was executed.

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+3
Detection Lag+3
External Reportability+0

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0038administrative TierDue: 2026-09-10

Implement systemic safeguard against surgical & invasive procedures: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

pending approval

Parties Involved (2)

Masked by default per governance protocol
reporterreporter [Masked]
patientPatient 0103

Handover & Action Notes (2)

EHR order entry template updated to require explicit sliding-scale justification.

Tech Lucas Meyer (Biomedical Technician)2025-03-16T07:50 UTC

EHR order entry template updated to require explicit sliding-scale justification.

Dr. Eleanor Vance (Executive)2025-03-16T07:50 UTC