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Description
Determination of whether or not the patient was harmed.
On-Screen Instructions
Harm: any physical injury or damage to the health of a person requiring additional medical care, including both temporary and permanent injury.
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Responses
Yes
No
Guide for Use
An unnecessary surgical or invasive procedure is harm – the additional surgical site will require monitoring to avoid infection.
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A chest tube inserted on the wrong side that has to be removed and sutured is harm.
History
Start Date | Spring 2012 |
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End Date | n/a |
Change History | n/a |