Patient impact (outcome)
| Reports n (%) | Total errors weighted for repeats n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Incident had the capacity to cause error—potential error with no specific patient | 16 (3) | 87 (3) |
| Error or potential error occurred but did not reach patient | 64 (10) | 109 (4) |
| Error reached patient but did not cause harm (includes dose omissions with no negative | 500 (79) | 2311 (85) |
| effects) | ||
| Error required monitoring or intervention to preclude harm | 46 (7) | 217 (8) |
| Error contributed to, or resulted in, temporary harm to the patient and required | 2 (<1) | 2 (<1) |
| intervention | ||
| Error contributed to, or resulted in, temporary harm requiring transfer to an emergency | 1 (<1) | 3 (<1) |
| department | ||
| Error contributed to, or resulted in, permanent patient harm | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Error required intervention necessary to sustain life | 2 (<1) | 2 (<1) |
| Error my have contributed to, or resulted in, the patient’s death | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Total | 631 (100) | 2731 (100) |