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A London ambulance pulls up outside the Emergency Department at a hospital.
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Clinical decision making: diagnosis of pulmonary embolism in emergency departments

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A person suffering from a pulmonary embolism (PE) requires urgent treatment to reduce the chance of significant harm or death. Any delay in recognising the symptoms of PE and treatment of the suspicion of PE increases risk that a patient may suffer harm.
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  • Theme:

    Communication and decision making, Hospital care

  • Safety recommendation responses received

The exterior front entrance of a hospital emergency department, with ambulances parked outside.
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Local integrated investigation pilot 3: Transfer of a patient who had suffered a stroke to emergency care

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Between April 2021 and April 2022 we undertook a pilot to evaluate our ability to carry out effective locality-based investigations. This investigation was undertaken as part of the pilot.
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  • Theme:

    Emergency care
A sleeping newborn baby with brown hair wears an oxygen mask, with a plaster holding a tube in place on their face.
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Emergency neonatal blood transfusion at birth following acute blood loss during labour and/or delivery

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This investigation looks at the issue of emergency blood transfusions given to newborn babies who need resuscitation when they are born. Delays in neonatal blood transfusion emerged as a safety risk from investigations carried out under our maternity investigation programme.
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  • Theme:

    Maternity, Neonatal

  • Safety recommendation responses received

An older person with short, grey hair lays in a hospital bed. They have an unhappy look on their face.
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Unintentional overdose of paracetamol in adults with low bodyweight

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This investigation explores the prescription of oral paracetamol in adult inpatients who, on admission to hospital, have low bodyweight (less than 50kg).
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  • Theme:

    Medication
A pregnant woman with short blonde hair stands in her living room with one hand on her bump, while making a phone call.
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Maternity pre-arrival instructions by 999 call handlers

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This national investigation aims to improve patient safety for women and pregnant people waiting for an ambulance because of a pregnancy issue. It was launched after similar concerns were identified in 15 HSIB maternity investigations.
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  • Theme:

    Maternity, Emergency care

  • Safety recommendation responses received

A male doctor wearing a white coat injects medication into the arm of a young boy.
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Weight-based medication errors in children

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Studies show that prescribing errors are the most frequent type of medication error in children’s inpatient settings. This investigation looks at the risks involved when prescribing, dispensing and administering medicine to children.
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  • Theme:

    Medication, Checking

  • Safety recommendation responses received

Ambulance parked outside Emergency Department.
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Local integrated investigation pilot 2: Incorrect patient details on handover

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Between April 2021 and April 2022 we undertook a pilot to evaluate our ability to carry out effective locality-based investigations. This investigation was undertaken as part of the pilot.
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  • Safety recommendation responses received

Emergency Department (A&E) sign.
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Recognition of the acutely ill infant

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We were notified of a three-month-old infant who was admitted to hospital and discharged four hours later. The infant was re-admitted less than four hours later and sadly died of Meningococcus (serogroup B).
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  • Theme:

    Emergency care, Communication and decision making

  • Safety recommendation responses received

The exterior front entrance of a hospital emergency department, with ambulances parked outside.
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Local integrated investigation pilot 1: Incorrect patient identification

published
Between April 2021 and April 2022 we undertook a pilot to evaluate our ability to carry out effective locality-based investigations. This investigation was undertaken as part of the pilot.
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Published

  • Theme:

    Analysis

  • Safety recommendation responses received

A male patient in a hospital bed wears a ventilator whilst he is treated for coronavirus (Covid-19).
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Treating Covid-19 patients using continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) outside of a critical care unit

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This investigation looked into the safety risk of treating patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) with Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Ventilation (CPAP) outside of critical care units.
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  • Theme:

    Respiratory, Coronavirus (COVID-19)
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