Table 3.

Error settings and severity of harm caused by the MEs identified from Valvira’s data from 2013–2017 (n = 58)

Characteristic	N	%
Error settinga	64	100
Assisted living facility	16	25
University hospital (secondary and tertiary care)	10	16
Primary care ward (inpatient care outside the hospital)	10	16
Central hospital (secondary care)	10	16
Primary care hospital	9	14
Public health center (outpatient care)	4	6
Home care	3	5
Community pharmacy	1	2
Private medical center (outpatient care)	1	2
Severity of harm	58	100
Death	21	36
Severe harm	9	16
Non-severe harm	19	33
No harm	3	5
Not able to assess	6	10

^aIt was possible that the ME case had occurred in more than one care setting