Unusual Event Policy Term Definition
Unusual Event - an occurrence involving a patient, staff employee, or visitor which is not consistent with the accepted Hospital/Clinic operations or the routine care of a particular patient, or whenever there is an unusual or unexpected response by the patient to standard treatment or medical intervention. Examples of such occurrences include:
- Medication errors
- Adverse Drug Events (ADE)
- Unusual events that occur to employees (note: if the event involves an employee injury, the WCI process must also be followed)
- Patient/visitor falls
- Errors related to procedures, /treatment/, or testing
- Equipment, /supplies/, or device failure