Healthcare incident types (HITs)
| Therapeutic agents |
| • Medication and intravenous fluids |
| • Oxygen, gases and vapours |
| • Blood and blood products |
| • Nutrition |
| Equipment and infrastructure |
| • Medical devices, equipment and property |
| • Buildings, fittings, fixtures and surrounds |
| Physical harm and occupational health and safety |
| • Falls |
| • Pressure ulcers |
| • Accidents and occupational health and safety |
| Clinical management, investigation and documentation |
| • Clinical management |
| • Pathology/laboratory |
| • Documentation |
| • Healthcare associated infections |
| Corporate management and security |
| • Organization, management and services |
| • Security |
| Behavior, human performance and aggression |
| • Behavior and human performance |
| • Aggression – victim |
| • Aggression – aggressor |
| Specialty incident types |
| • Anaesthesia |
| • Intensive care |
| • Hyperbaric medicine |
| • Obstetric – fetal |
| • Obstetric – maternal |
| • Primary care |