Outcome: Stable-continued
Stable-aborted ICU
Higher Care Death
🎯 6. ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS
Why did this occur? (Root Causes)
Preventable? Yes No
Uncertain
If yes, how?
Contributing organizational factors:
Policy/protocol gaps
Training/education gaps
Equipment/resource gaps
Communication gaps
Supervision gaps
Culture/safety climate
Similar incidents past? No Yes
Unk
Describe:
💡 7. RECOMMENDATIONS & ACTION PLAN
Action Recommended
Responsibility
Priority
Timeline
Status
System-Level Improvements: Protocol
Equipment Training
Communication Monitoring
Checklist
Specific recommendations:
📞 8. NOTIFICATION & FOLLOW-UP
Notifications Made
Patient/Family - Time:
Dept Head - Time:
Risk Mgmt - Time:
Quality & Safety - Time:
Med Director - Time:
Admin - Time:
External Auth: Time:
Documentation & Follow-Up
Medical record doc Event report filed
Equip quarantined Photos collected
Witness statements
Required:
Pt follow-up (Date:)
M&M Conf (Date:)
Dept Mtg (Date:)
Staff counseling
👤 9. REPORTER DETAILS
Name: Role:
Contact: Date:
Involvement: Primary Assisting
Witness Informed
Signature:
✍️ 10. DEPT HEAD REVIEW
Class: Critical Near Miss
Adverse Sentinel
Investigate? No Yes (Type:)
Reviewed By:
Sig:Date:
⚠️ CONFIDENTIAL PATIENT SAFETY REPORT - This document is protected under patient safety statutes.
It is NOT discoverable or admissible in legal proceedings. This report is for internal quality improvement only
and should NOT be placed in the patient's medical record.
Form F-30 | Critical Incident / Near Miss Report | Version 1.0 | Page 2 of 2 |
CONFIDENTIAL - NOT PART OF MEDICAL RECORD
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