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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.
Fox cerebri
hematoma
Hematoma
Fox cerebri and right ventricule
Enoxaparine 40 mg/dayMorphine
and Pain-
Killers
Platelets:
76000Fall hitting the head
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
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
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 .