When Should Incidents Be Reported?
The Rule of Thumb Is That Any Time a Patient Makes a Complaint, a Medication Error Occurs, a Medical Device Malfunctions, or Anyone—Patient, Staff Member, or...
The rule of thumb is that any time a patient makes a complaint, a medication error occurs, a medical device malfunctions, or anyone—patient, staff member, or visitor—is injured or involved in a situation with the potential for injury, an incident report is required.
When should a incident report be completed?
What times should an incident report be completed? You should complete an incident report any time there is an event that causes injury to a person or persons, property damage or a hazard is present.
What incidents should be reported at the workplace?
- The death of a person at your workplace (employee, contractor, visitor or otherwise)
- A serious illness or injury.
- A dangerous incident that exposed someone to a serious risk, even if there was no injury.
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