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1. Surgery performed on the wrong body part.
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2. Surgery performed on the wrong patient.
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3. Wrong surgical procedure performed on a patient.
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4. Unintended retention of a foreign object in a patient after surgery or other procedure.
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5. Intraoperative or immediate postoperative death in an ASA class I patient.
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6. Patient death or serious disability associated with the use of contaminated drugs, devices, or biologics provided by the healthcare facility.
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7. Patient death or serious disability associated with the use or function of a device in patient care in which the device is used or functions other than as intended.
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8. Patient death or serious disability associated with an intravascular air embolism that occurs while being cared for in a healthcare facility.
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9. Infant discharged to the wrong person.
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10. Patient death or serious disability associated with patient elopement (disappearance).
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11. Patient suicide, or attempted suicide, resulting in serious disability while being cared for in a healthcare facility.
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12. Patient death or serious disability associated with a medication error.
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13. Patient death or serious disability associated with a haemolytic reaction due to the administration of ABO/HLA-incompatible blood or blood products.
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14. Maternal death or serious disability associated with labour or delivery in a low-risk pregnancy while being cared for in a healthcare facility.
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15. Patient death or serious disability associated with hypoglycaemia, the onset of which occurs while the patient is being cared for in a health care facility.
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16. Death or serious disability (kernicterus) associated with failure to identify and treat hyperbilirubinemia in neonates.
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17. Stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcers acquired after admission to a healthcare facility.
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18. Patient death or serious disability due to spinal manipulative therapy.
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19. Artificial insemination with wrong donor sperm or wrong egg.
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20. Patient death or serious disability associated with an electric shock while being cared for in a healthcare facility.
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21. Any incident in which a line designated for oxygen or other gas to be delivered to a patient contains the wrong gas or is contaminated with toxic substances.
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22. Patient death or serious disability associated with a burn incurred from any source while being cared for in a healthcare facility.
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23. Patient death or serious disability associated with a fall while being cared for in a healthcare facility.
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24. Patient death or serious disability associated with the use of restraints or bedrails while being cared for in a healthcare facility.
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25. Any instance of care ordered by or provided by someone impersonating a physician, nurse, pharmacist, or other licensed healthcare provider.
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26. Abduction of a patient of any age.
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27. Sexual assault on a patient within or on the grounds of a healthcare facility.
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28. Death or significant injury of a patient or staff member resulting from a physical assault (i.e. battery) that occurs within or on the grounds of a healthcare facility.
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