Characteristics | No. | % |
---|---|---|
Severity | ||
No harm | 62,461 | 86.3 |
Low | 9,147 | 12.6 |
Moderate | 708 | 1.0 |
Death | 46 | 0.1 |
Error type | ||
Omitted medicine / ingredient | 19,815 | 27.4 |
Other | 12,528 | 17.3 |
Wrong frequency | 6,975 | 9.6 |
Wrong drug | 5,494 | 7.6 |
Wrong /unclear dose or strength | 5,187 | 7.2 |
Wrong quantity | 4,415 | 6.1 |
Mismatching between patient and medicine | 3,437 | 4.7 |
Wrong storage | 2,091 | 2.9 |
Wrong method of preparation / supply | 2,001 | 2.8 |
Wrong route | 1,715 | 2.4 |
Adverse drug reaction (when used as intended) | 1,584 | 2.2 |
Wrong / omitted / passed expiry date | 1,458 | 2.0 |
Wrong formulation | 1,256 | 1.7 |
Patient allergic to treatment | 1,248 | 1.7 |
Unknown | 1,131 | 1.6 |
Contra-indication to the use of the medicine in relation to drugs or conditions | 1,079 | 1.5 |
Wrong / transposed / omitted medicine label | 505 | 0.7 |
Wrong /omitted verbal patient directions | 406 | 0.6 |
Wrong / omitted patient information leaflet | 65 | 0.1 |
Location | ||
Ward | 47,149 | 65.1 |
Intensive care unit / high dependency unit | 5,034 | 7.0 |
Operating theatre | 1,480 | 2.0 |
Pharmacy | 1,423 | 2.0 |
Hospital buildings (inside) | 1,299 | 1.8 |
Other | 944 | 1.4 |
Radiology | 449 | 0.6 |
Recovery room | 315 | 0.4 |
Anaesthetic room | 237 | 0.3 |
Missing information | 14,060 | 19.4 |
TOTAL | 72,390 | 100 |