A Root Cause Analysis of a Fall

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A fall story

• A 61 years-old man diagnosed with a diagnosis of small cell lung carcinoma suffered a fall during his stay at the hospital . A CAT scan showed a subdural hematoma located in the fox cerebri and right lateral ventricule.

• An analysis based in the Reason model and a summarized Root cause analysis is proposed.

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Fox cerebri

hematoma

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Hematoma

Fox cerebri and right ventricule

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Enoxaparine 40 mg/dayMorphine

and Pain-

Killers

Platelets:

76000Fall hitting the head

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RCA summarized

Patient with lung cancer, under prophylactic heparin (40 mg/day) and platelets 76000 suffered a fall during a walk

The use of psychotropic drugs, less nutrient and muscle atrophy were associated to the fall

A low platelets value, heparin and an strong head trauma were asociated with the intracranial bleeding.

Analysis and recommendations

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Fish Bone diagram

Fall.Hitting the head

No visual control

No “holding”railing

No asking For permission

“no medical event”?Nurses?

Lack of communication

STRUCTURE PROCESS FUNCTIONS

No alarm when psychotropics

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Analysis and Improvement proposals

• 1. An oncologic patient under psychotropic drugs, with muscular atrophy and a weak general situation is at high risk for a fall when he or she start to walk again.

• 2. This simple situation must be under control: the healthcare team must be informed when the patient is going to start walking. An auxilliary nurse must be attending. An orthopedic help must be considered to facilitate walking.

• 3. The combination of psychotropics, pain killer and heparin is a risky combination when the patient start walking .