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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Patient Saf. 2021 Dec 1;17(8):e1452–e1457. doi: 10.1097/PTS.0000000000000520

Table 1.

Patient safety events in inpatient psychiatry

Adverse events Medical errors

Non-drug adverse events Medication errors
 Self-harm/injury to self  Wrong drug
 Assault  Wrong dose
 Sexual contact  Wrong route
 Patient fall   Delayed dose
 Other injuries  Missed dose
Adverse drug events Non-drug errors
 Errors proximal to elopement
 Errors proximal to contraband
 Other errors