Terminology for patient reporting of adverse events
| Term used |
| Medical error, mistake3 6 10 14 16 18 |
| Medical mistake13 |
| Comments (stand-alone kiosk in hospital)7 |
| Preventable incidents8 |
| Unsafe15 |
| Complications, problems, negative effects, or unexpected or unpleasant situations9 19 |
| Safety related undesirable events17 |
| Problem or injury3 20 |
| Anything ever go wrong11 |
| Should not have happened and that you don't want to see happen again12 |
| Symptomatic inquiry21 |