WHAT IS A MEDICAL “SENTINEL EVENT”
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Terms in the Covid Virus Pandemic News
The Joint Commission suggests a Sentinel Event is any unanticipated occurrence in a healthcare setting resulting in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient or patients, not related to the natural course of the patient’s illness.
Sentinel Events specifically include loss of a limb or gross motor function, and any event for which a recurrence would carry a risk of a serious adverse outcome. Sentinel events are identified to help aid in root cause analysis and to assist in development of preventive measures.
TJC tracks events in a database to ensure they are adequately analyzed and undesirable trends or decreases in performance are caught early and “mitigated”.
Deborah Leah Birx MD coordinator for the White House Corona Virus Task Force mentioned the term in the daily presidential briefings on the Covid-19 pandemic. And so, your thoughts and comments are appreciated.
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