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Record 1 2006-02-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Medical and Hospital Organization
DEF

An event that would have constituted a medical accident but which was intercepted at the point of patient care services before it actually reached the patient.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation médico-hospitalière
CONT

Une erreur est commise. Trois possibilités se présentent : l'erreur est détectée avant d'atteindre le patient, on parle alors d'un accident évité de justesse [...]; l'erreur n'est pas détectée, mais il ne s'ensuit pas de préjudice pour le patient; le patient subit un préjudice.

OBS

accident évité de justesse : terme retenu par le réseau Entraide Traduction Santé.

Spanish

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