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INC-2026-0121·ClosedStatutory Mandatory Report

Patient fall event (Bathroom fall) in Plant & Utilities

Occurred: 2025-03-30T05:19 UTC · Reported: 2025-04-02T13:19 UTC

60Severe
DepartmentFacilities
Unit & RoomPlant & Utilities · Bay 2
Harm Levelsevere
Patient ReferencePT-1121

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 05:19 UTC in Plant & Utilities, a severe safety event occurred involving bathroom fall. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 60 in the Severe band.

Patient slipped in Plant & Utilities at 05:19 during bathroom fall. Staff were in close proximity and assisted the patient immediately.

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+0
Department Baseline+0
Detection Lag+3
External Reportability+10
Human Clinical Override Active

Score overridden from 60 to 48 by Dr. Simon Bradley on 2025-04-02.

"Clinical assessment downgraded: immediate mitigating intervention prevented systemic patient exposure."

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Root Cause Analysis & Safeguards Workspace

Open Interactive RCA Workspace

Explore 5 Whys causal pathways, 6-bone fishbone decomposition, and barrier analysis safeguards.

Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0121training TierDue: 2025-04-02

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

closed

Parties Involved (4)

Masked by default per governance protocol
reporterreporter [Masked]
patientPatient 0332
involved staffStaff Member [0333]
witnesswitness [Masked]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

Biomedical service checked unit. Error code reset after capacitor swap; recalibration certificate issued.

Clinician D. Nielsen (Frontline staff)2025-04-02T13:19 UTC

Biomedical service checked unit. Error code reset after capacitor swap; recalibration certificate issued.

Theatre Sister Karen Boyd (Scrub Nurse)2025-04-02T13:19 UTC