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KMID : 0922320180250030182
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Journal of Korean Academic Society of Home Care Nursing
2018 Volume.25 No. 3 p.182 ~ p.190
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Types and Characteristics of Patient Safety Accidents among Hospitalized Children
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Kim Eun-Joo
Kim Geun-Myun
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study was conducted to identify and analyze the types, characteristics, and frequency of patient safety accidents among hospitalized children.
Methods: The data were collected from patient safety reports for 0-19-year-old patients from the National Health Insurance Corporation (NHIC) from January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2017. Using Excel software, a pivot table was used to classify and analyze the safety incidents, severity frequency, and characteristics of hospitalized child patients.
Results: A total of 254 accident cases were reported involving child patients. The types of reports included medication accidents, falls, test errors, and others. Medication accidents accounted for 47.2% of the total reported cases. Regarding the severity of reported risk, there were no complications nor sequelae in 80.4% of the cases.
Conclusion: This study is significant for systematically analyzing and reporting data reported about safety accidents among hospitalized children. These results will contribute further to preventing safety accidents in hospitalized children and to creating a desirable patient safety culture.
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KEYWORD
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Patient safety, Accidents, Hospitalization, Child
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