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Failure to Appreciate Deteriorating Pregnant and Postpartum Persons

Recent Canadian studies indicate a severe maternal morbidity rate of 16.1 per 1,000 deliveries for the period of 2012-16 and a maternal death rate of 8-9 per 100,000 for 1990 to 2013 …

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Failure to Identify / Manage Neonatal Hyperbilirubinemia, Hypoglycemia, and / or Sepsis and Septic Shock

Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and hypoglycemia are common metabolic issues within the first few days of life. While permanent brain injury in term infants is relatively rare, two causes of…

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Fire Losses

Fire safety is a highly complex and vital component of healthcare facility safety management requiring comprehensive staff training, preventative maintenance, and emergency planning…

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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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Mismanagement of Shoulder Dystocia

Shoulder dystocia (SD) is an obstetrical emergency that requires prompt, knowledgeable, and systematic management. While there are a number of factors associated with the increased…

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Facilities – Plant / Systems Failure

Plant/systems failure is the failure of critical systems/equipment. A critical system is any system whose ‘failure’ could threaten human life, the system’s environment or the…
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Surrogacy - Practical Considerations (Ontario)

Overview The introduction of the All Families are Equal Act 2016 (the “Act”) has changed Ontario’s surrogacy and parental landscape. This is the province’s first update to its parentage…
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Taking Placental/Fetal Remains Home

Overview of Issue Organizational practices surrounding the release of placental or fetal remains (i.e. fetus under 20 weeks, under 500g or for whom a death certificate or still-birth…
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Emergency Power Systems – Existing Installations

Overview of Issue An emergency power system provides backup electrical power during power outages caused by events such as extreme weather situations or system failures. Generally, this…
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Hot Work Management

Overview of Issue Hot work is any operation that involves open flames or produces heat and/or sparks. Grinding, torch-applied roofing, brazing, cutting, welding and soldering are…
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