Patient Safety and Quality Improvement
 Modules  Module 9: Environmental Safety in the Healthcare Setting
1. Introduction to Course
2. History of Patient Safety
3. The Science of Human Error
4. The Analysis of Medical Error
5. Evidence-Based Medical Practice
6. Communication and Information Transfer
7. Adverse Patient Outcomes
8. The Role of the Patient and Family
9. Environmental Safety in the Medical Setting
10. Safe Medical Practice In Ambulatory Settings

Should and Event Occur

  • Stay calm
  • Activate the panic button
    • If you can without alerting the perpetrator
    • If possible, leave the immediate area, go to the back where they can not follow you
  • Pay attention to detail
    • Height
    • Weight
    • Race
    • Hair color
    • Direction of travel
    • Clothing
 
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