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INC-2026-0406·Closed

Procedural safety observation (Anesthesia delayed induction) in Microbiology

Occurred: 2025-05-29T19:54 UTC · Reported: 2025-06-01T22:54 UTC

13Low
DepartmentPathology
Unit & RoomMicrobiology · Bay 7
Harm Levelminor
Patient ReferencePT-1406

Clinical Narrative & Synthesized Abstract

Synthesized Abstract: At 19:54 UTC in Microbiology, a minor safety event occurred involving anesthesia delayed induction. The incident was assigned preliminary risk score 13 in the Low band.

In Microbiology at 19:54, 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+12
Patients Affected+0
Recurrence in Window+0
Department Baseline-2
Detection Lag+3
External Reportability+0
Human Clinical Override Active

Score overridden from 13 to 1 by Nurse Hannah Lind on 2025-06-01.

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

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Corrective & Preventive Actions (1)

CAPA-2026-0406substitution TierDue: 2026-01-12

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

closed

Parties Involved (3)

Masked by default per governance protocol
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patientPatient 1114
witnesswitness [Masked]

Handover & Action Notes (2)

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

Staff Nurse Liam Walsh (Frontline staff)2025-06-01T22:54 UTC

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

Clinician I. Mendoza (Frontline staff)2025-06-01T22:54 UTC