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INC-2026-0346·Closed

Equipment discrepancy (Monitor battery failure) in Ward 4C

Occurred: 2025-05-16T17:55 UTC · Reported: 2025-05-21T02:55 UTC

8Low
DepartmentGeneral Medicine
Unit & RoomWard 4C · Bay 3
Harm Levelnone
Patient ReferenceNone

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 17:55 UTC in Ward 4C, a none safety event occurred involving monitor battery failure. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 8 in the Low band.

Staff in Ward 4C identified that clinical equipment experienced monitor battery failure at 17:55. Clinical team verified patient safety and swapped device.

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+2
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline+2
Detection Lag+4
External Reportability+0
Human Clinical Override Active

Score overridden from 8 to 1 by Nurse Chloe Moreau on 2025-05-21.

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

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0346administrative TierDue: 2025-11-13

Implement systemic safeguard against medical equipment & devices: standardized protocol enforcement and hardware interlock.

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Parties Involved (2)

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Handover & Action Notes (2)

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

Dr. Jessica Thorne (Emergency Physician)2025-05-21T02:55 UTC

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

Dr. Marcus Sterling (Department Head)2025-05-21T02:55 UTC