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Retained Foreign Items

Retained foreign items include any tools or materials used in surgical and invasive procedures that are unintentionally left inside a client. Retained items can cause significant harm to…

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Complaints Management

Mismanagement of Client and Family Complaints

Clients and families provide feedback to healthcare organizations for a variety of reasons. They may be seeking information about a negative experience or clinical outcome or may want…

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Airway Management

Airway Mismanagement in the Pre-Hospital / EMS Settings

Airway management is one of the most essential elements during interfacility emergency medical transport. One primary goal is to provide adequate client ventilation up to the point of…

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Mental Health

Mismanagement of Clients’ Rights

Claims involving allegations that a client’s rights were breached in the course of receiving mental health and addiction care can take a variety of forms. Examples of these include…

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Visitor and Ambulatory and Community-Based Falls

A fall may be defined as an inadvertent event which results in a person coming to rest on the ground or floor or other lower level (World Health Organization, 2021). Injuries sustained…

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Obstetrics

Mismanagement of Assisted Vaginal Birth

The application of forceps or vacuum during the second stage of labour is intended to expedite spontaneous vaginal birth. Performed by trained, skilled, and experienced practitioners…

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Obstetrics

Delayed Decision to Delivery Time for Caesareans

The time from decision to delivery for caesarean births was one of the five higher-risk themes analyzed by a recent national Canadian panel of experts exploring knowledge gaps, promising…

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Communication

Ineffective Communications in the Pre-Hospital Setting

In responding to a request for client transportation, effective communication can be challenging due to factors such as balancing time sensitive emergencies, multiple providers and…

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Obstetrics

Mismanagement of Neonatal Resuscitation

Neonatal resuscitation after birth has become a significant liability exposure for healthcare organizations, practitioners, and resuscitation teams, particularly in cases where the…

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Falls

Client Falls and Handling and Transfer Injuries

Injuries caused by falls and handling and transfer incidents can result in significant disabilities with loss of independence and associated costs for clients and visitors. Safety is…

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