Patient received diagnostic test or treatment intended for another patient without injury or harm

Definition

Patient order for testing or treatment performed on wrong patient (e.g. lab test, diagnostic imaging test, physical or psychological therapy, dressing change, irrigation, etc.). Patient received drug or medicament meant for another patient, but no harm resulted.

Exclusions

• Patient received diagnostic test or treatment intended for another patient (PL14.C)

Also indexed as

Nearby in Circumstances associated with other aspects of care influencing the episode of care without injury or harm

• QA80Non-administration of necessary drug without injury or harm
• QA81Non-provision of necessary procedure without injury or harm
• QA82Problem associated with physical transfer of patient without injury or harm
• QA83Mismatched blood used in transfusion without injury or harm
• QA84Other problem with transfusion without injury or harm
• QA85Problem with physical restraints without injury or harm
• QA86Problem with isolation protocol without injury or harm
• QA87Problem with clinical documentation without injury or harm