Agenda Define safety Describe characteristics of safety Identify physical & microbial hazards in environment Discuss various ways to minimize hazards Identify hazards which interfere with patients safety Explain general preventive measures for safe environment for health care team and patient Risk Management in healthcare
Safety & Risk Safety The condition of being protected from harm or non desirable outcomes. Safety can also refer to control of recognized hazards in order to achieve an acceptable level of safety against risk. Risk Risk is defined as combination of the probability of occurrence of harm and the severity of that harm
Hazards A hazards is an agent which has the potential to cause harm to a vulnerable target. Types of hazards Physical Biological Chemical Mechanical
Environmental safety Identify hazards Determine who might be harmed and how( Patient, children) Assess vulnerability of the people present in the environment. Evaluate Each Risk and decide How to combat them. (make decision and perform specific interventions to combat. Record your findings Review the Risk Assessment.
Preventive Measures To Prevent Physical Hazards Properly Cleaning and maintaining floors Reporting leaks and spills Storing cylinders upright Storing flammable in approved , closed containers. Wearing proper PPE where necessary Maintaining electrical equipment according to manufacture and company standards.
Not entering restricted radiation areas unless trained and authorized Reporting all assaults or threats to a supervisor or manager. 2. Prevent from microbial agent Labels hazardous agent properly Avoids eating around. Wear PPE USE tools to apply or handle hazardous agent Avoid recapping needles and use safe and effective alternative where available. Learn emergency stations Dispose of hazardous agent in proper containers.
Types of Risk Clinical Risk Non Clinical Risk Financial Risk Organizational Risk Significant Risk
Risk Management Risk Management is the process of measuring, or assessing risks And then developing strategies to manage these risk
Steps of Risk Management Three R’s and Five I’s Risk Identification . investigate Risk analysis . inform Risk control . influence . interpret . integrate
Q&A
Risk Assessment Identifying hazards Analyzing or evaluate the risk Determining appropriate way to eliminate Reduce the consequence
Effective Risk Management Six activates are the mainstay of effective risk management Credentialing of medical staff Incident monitoring and tracking Sentinel event monitoring tracking Compliant monitoring Infection control Documentation in the medical record