Type of Sentinel Event
#
%
Patient suicide
328
16.1%
Op/post-op complication
252
12.4%
Wrong-site surgery
240
11.8%
Medication error
234
11.5%
Delay in treatment
122
6.0%
Pt. death/injury in restraints
99
4.9%
Patient fall
97
4.8%
Assault/rape/homicide
79
3.9%
55
2.7%
Perinatal death/loss of function
49
2.4%
Patient Elopement
43
2.1%
Fire
37
1.8%
Anesthesia-related event
31
1.5%
29
1.4%
Ventilator death/injury
Maternal death
28
Infant abduction/wrong family
24
1.2%
Death assoc. w/transfer
15
0.7%
Other less frequent types
243
11.9%