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Article Date: 03/31/2007

The Joint Commission’s Updated Sentinel Event Statistics
As of March 31, 2007, The Joint Commission’s sentinel event statistics have been updated and are available on the Joint Commission website. Since the sentinel event database was implemented in January 1995, the Joint Commission has received 4,234 reports of sentinel events. A total of 4,362 patients were affected by these events, with 3,115, or 71 percent, resulting in patient death. The 10 most frequently reported sentinel events are:
Wrong-site surgery: 552
Patient suicide: 533
Operative/post-operative complication: 504
Medication error: 392
Delay in treatment: 317
Patient fall: 235
Patient death or injury in restraints: 156
Assault, rape or homicide: 156
Perinatal death/loss of function: 129
Transfusion error: 102

Website Address: http://www.jointcommission.org

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