Description* | n (%) | |
Technical failures | ||
T-Ex | Technical failures beyond the control and responsibility of the investigating organisation | 0 (0) |
TD | Inadequate design of equipment, software or materials | 0 (0) |
TC | Correct design of equipment that were not constructed properly | 0 (0) |
TM | Material defects | 0 (0) |
Organisational failures | ||
O-EX | Organisation failures beyond the control and responsibility of the investigating organisation | 2 (1.8) |
OK | Failures resulting form inadequate measures taken to ensure that situational or site-specific knowledge or information is transferred to all new or inexperienced staff | 0 (0) |
OP | The quality and availability of the protocols, that is they are complicated, inaccurate, unrealistic, absent or poorly presented | 5 (4.4) |
OM | Internal management decisions in which safety is relegated to an inferior position when there are conflicting demands or objectives | 5 (4.4) |
OC | A collective approach to safety and risk | 1 (0.9) |
OR | Shortcomings in or the lack of roentgen photo discussions | 12 (10.5) |
OS | Shortcomings in the consultation of supervision by residents | 8 (7.0) |
Human-related failures | ||
H-EX | Human failures originating beyond the control of responsibility of the investigating organisation | 2 (1.8) |
Knowledge based | ||
HKK | The inability of an individual to apply his/her existing knowledge to a novel situation | 29 (25.4) |
Rule based | ||
HRQ | The incorrect fit between an individual's qualification, training or education, and a particular task | 16 (14.0) |
HRC | A lack of task coordination within a healthcare team | 0(0) |
HRV | The correct and complete assessment of a situation, including related conditions of the patient and materials to be used before beginning the task | 6 (5.3) |
HRI | Failures that result from faulty task planning and execution | 19 (16.7) |
HRM | Monitoring of process or patient status | 4 (3.5) |
Skill based | ||
HSS | Failures in the performance of highly developed skills | 0(0) |
HST | Failures in whole body movement | 0(0) |
Patient-related factors | ||
PRF | Failures related to patient characteristics or actions, which are beyond the control of the health professional team and influence treatment | 5 (4.4) |
Other | ||
X | Failures that cannot be classified in any of the current categories | 0(0) |
114 (100) |
↵* The description is adjusted for application on diagnosis-related closed claim files.