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Pressure as potential mode of injury without injury or harm

Definition

Pressure as a potential mode of injury, includes factors such as: body positioning, retractors, or other instruments with direct pressure, without documented injury or harm.

Exclusions

Also indexed as

Pressure as potential mode of injury without injury or harmpatient kept in same position too long without documented injury or harmretractor usage too long or incorrect without documented injury or harm

Nearby in Circumstances associated with a surgical or other medical procedure influencing the episode of care, without injury or harm