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INC-2026-0166·Closed

Procedural safety observation (Anesthesia delayed induction) in Ward 4C

Occurred: 2025-04-08T10:35 UTC · Reported: 2025-04-12T20:35 UTC

11Low
DepartmentGeneral Medicine
Unit & RoomWard 4C · Bay 7
Harm Levelnear miss
Patient ReferencePT-1166

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 10:35 UTC in Ward 4C, a near miss safety event occurred involving anesthesia delayed induction. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 11 in the Low band.

In Ward 4C at 10:35, surgical team conducting safety checklist noted a variance relating to anesthesia delayed induction. 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+2
Detection Lag+4
External Reportability+0
Human Clinical Override Active

Score overridden from 11 to 1 by Jonathan Ray on 2025-04-12.

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

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0166administrative TierDue: 2025-05-17

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

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Parties Involved (3)

Masked by default per governance protocol
reporterreporter [Masked]
patientPatient 0455
witnesswitness [Masked]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

Discussed case at weekly multi-disciplinary quality committee; escalated to departmental risk register.

Tech Lucas Meyer (Biomedical Technician)2025-04-12T20:35 UTC

Discussed case at weekly multi-disciplinary quality committee; escalated to departmental risk register.

Dr. Eleanor Vance (Executive)2025-04-12T20:35 UTC