Description

Determination of what process prevented the near miss event from reaching the patient.

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Answer this question only if you are reporting a near missan event that did not reach the patient (sometimes called a “near miss” or a “close call”). The answer selections are intended to be mutually exclusive. However, if it appears to you that “Fail-safe/safeguard worked effectively” and one of the other selections both apply, select “Fail-safe/safeguard worked effectively.”

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