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INC-2026-0241·Closed

Patient fall event (Bathroom fall) in Triage

Occurred: 2025-04-24T12:38 UTC · Reported: 2025-04-28T21:38 UTC

12Low
DepartmentEmergency
Unit & RoomTriage · Bay 2
Harm Levelnear miss
Patient ReferencePT-1241

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 12:38 UTC in Triage, a near miss safety event occurred involving bathroom fall. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 12 in the Low band.

Patient slipped in Triage at 12:38 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+5
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline+3
Detection Lag+4
External Reportability+0
Human Clinical Override Active

Score overridden from 12 to 1 by Martin Lindqvist on 2025-04-28.

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

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0241training TierDue: 2025-07-31

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 0661
involved staffStaff Member [0662]
witnesswitness [Masked]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

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

Clinician F. Anderson (Frontline staff)2025-04-28T21:38 UTC

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

Nurse Samuel Osei (Frontline staff)2025-04-28T21:38 UTC