| Definitions | | sentinel event |
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noun
- As defined by the w:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, any unanticipated or unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury to a person or persons, specifically including limb loss or gross motor function.
Translations: - Dutch: schildwacht gebeurtenis
- French: événement de sentinelle
- German: Hinweissymbolfall
- Italian: evento della sentinella
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- Spanish: acontecimiento del centinela
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