How can healthcare personnel be affected by an error made when caring for a patient that results in the generation of a sentinel event?
Keywords:
Health Personnel, Medical Care, Risk, Health, Death
Abstract
There are many factors in providing healthcare day after day that can endanger the patient’s safety, harming, in some way, the patient's health. According to the scientific journal, British Medical Journal, a study conducted by experts indicates that medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the US, after cardiovascular disease and cancer, with approximately 250,000 annual deaths (1). This worrying situation has been setting off alarms since 1999. In response, the WHO has been issuing a series of policies and guidelines concerning the patient's safety that aim to minimize the main risks and prevent these types of events from occurring.
References
1. Martin M. and Michael D. Medical error is third biggest cause of death in the US, Revista British Medical Journal (BMJ). [Internet]. 2016 [citado 03 de febrero de 2019]. Recuperado a partir de: http://www.bmj.com/company/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/medical-errors.pdf
2. Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social. Herramientas para promover la estrategia de la Seguridad del Paciente en el Sistema Obligatorio de Garantía de Calidad de la Atención en Salud. [Internet]. 2007 [citado 03 de febrero de 2019]. Recuperado a partir de: https://www.minsalud.gov.co/sites/rid/1/Herramientas%20para%20la%20Seguridad%20del%20Paciente.pdf
2. Ministerio de Salud y Protección Social. Herramientas para promover la estrategia de la Seguridad del Paciente en el Sistema Obligatorio de Garantía de Calidad de la Atención en Salud. [Internet]. 2007 [citado 03 de febrero de 2019]. Recuperado a partir de: https://www.minsalud.gov.co/sites/rid/1/Herramientas%20para%20la%20Seguridad%20del%20Paciente.pdf
How to Cite
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Blanco-Vargas C. How can healthcare personnel be affected by an error made when caring for a patient that results in the generation of a sentinel event?. MedUNAB [Internet]. 2019 Jun. 19 [cited 2026 Mar. 9];21(3):306-7. Available from: https://revistasunabeduco.biteca.online/index.php/medunab/article/view/3585
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Published
2019-06-19
Section
Editorial
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