Seek clarification whether the report is a device issue or a device use error, since this is a very important distinction. Attempt to code the verbatim information and avoid inferences. Examples for Coding Medication Errors This sub-section provides examples for coding medication errors in various categories. The tables are organised in the following way: The first column describes a scenario The second column indicates whether this scenario is considered a medication error in the context of the MTS:PTC or not, or if this is unknown from the provided information The third column provides the selected LLT(s) and, if helpful, the relevant PT(s) or HLT(s) The fourth column provides additional comments and explanations regarding the term selection The LLTs may fall into more than one category and the concepts presented may overlap across tables. Accidental exposures to products Scenario Medication LLT Comment error? A died after accidental Yes Accidental exposure In this example, the exposure to a transdermal to product by child poor adhesion is a patch which had fallen off contributing quality another person and got issue. Death would be Medicinal stuck to the child captured as an adhesion issue outcome. Person tried to commit No Multiple drug This is not a medication suicide by overdosing on overdose intentional error as the person prescription opioids and intended to overdose heroin Attempted suicide Person took street heroin to No Overdose It is not known that the get high but died of a heroin overdose was overdose intentional; do not code Opioid abuse as accidental overdose because the scenario is in the context of drug abuse, not a medication error. Death would be captured as an outcome.
Seek clarification whether the report is a device issue or a device use error, since this is a very important distinction. Attempt to code the verbatim information and avoid inferences. Examples for Coding Medication Errors This sub-section provides examples for coding medication errors in various categories. The tables are organised in the following way: The first column describes a scenario The second column indicates whether this scenario is considered a medication error in the context of the MTS:PTC or not, or if this is unknown from the provided information The third column provides the selected LLT(s) and, if helpful, the relevant PT(s) or HLT(s) The fourth column provides additional comments and explanations regarding the term selection The LLTs may fall into more than one category and the concepts presented may overlap across tables. Accidental exposures to products Scenario Medication error? LLT Comment A died after accidental exposure to a transdermal patch which had fallen off another person and got stuck to the child Yes Accidental exposure to product by child Medicinal adhesion issue In this example, the poor adhesion is a contributing quality issue. Death would be captured as an outcome. Person tried to commit suicide by overdosing on prescription opioids and heroin No Multiple drug overdose intentional Attempted suicide This is not a medication error as the person intended to overdose Person took street heroin to get high but died of a heroin overdose No Overdose Opioid abuse It is not known that the overdose was intentional; do not code as accidental overdose because the scenario is in the context of drug abuse, not a medication error. Death would be captured as an outcome.
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