Emergency Medicine: Open Access
Open Access
ISSN: 2165-7548
ISSN: 2165-7548
Eija Paavilainen
Finland
Research Article
Patient and Staff Safety Incidents and Near Misses in Out-Of-Hospital Emergency Care
Author(s): Mari Salminen-Tuomaala, Päivi Leikkola and Eija PaavilainenMari Salminen-Tuomaala, Päivi Leikkola and Eija Paavilainen
Objectives: The purpose of this qualitative study is to describe patient and staff safety incidents and near misses in out-of-hospital emergency care with the aim of providing new knowledge that can be useful in preventing and decreasing risks in emergency care. Research Methodology and setting: The data consisted of voluntary, anonymous reports collected online from emergency care staff in 2013 in one hospital district that serves a population of 200,000 in Finland. A total of 45 incident descriptions of adverse incidents, risks and near misses were accrued, all of which were analyzed using inductive content analysis. Results: The results reveal that threats to patient safety are associated with the patient’s psychological and physical status, medication, care equipment and context. In occupational safety of emergency care providers, the patient’s mental ill-being and agg.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2165-7548.1000219