Table 3.

Summary of metric errors (E) and sentinel errors (SE)

1.	Failure to use stainless steel trolley with two shelves. (E)
2.	Failure to use visibly clean trolley. (E)
3.	Did not gather equipment in advance of procedure (E)
4.	Failure to perform hand hygiene. (SE)
5.	Incorrect hand hygiene. (E)
6.	Apron not put on. (E)
7.	Violation of aseptic non‐touch technique. (SE)
8.	Violation of aseptic dressing field. (E)
9.	Used bare hands to remove dressing. (SE)
10.	Failure to remain within the boundaries of the wound when cleaning wound. (SE)
11.	Swab used for more than one cleaning wipe/motion. (SE)
12.	If cleaning peri‐wound area, violation of aseptic non‐touch technique observed. (SE)
13.	Crossed over the critical aseptic field whilst holding a used swab. (E)
14.	Failure to drop the used swab into the clinical waste bag. (E)
15.	At any point during phase II of the procedure the practitioner leaves the patient. (E)
16.	Wound is exposed for any period (over and above procedural requirements) prior to the application a new dressing (e.g. ward round facilitated during dressing procedure, awaiting review by another health care professional, equipment not available). (E)
17.	Failure to remove the gloves at the bedside. (E)
18.	Failure to remove the apron at the bedside. (E)
19.	Steps (glove removal, hand hygiene, apron removal) to be completed in the order stipulated. (E)
20.	Failure to dispose of non‐clinical waste materials into a non‐clinical waste bag. (E)
21.	Failure to place contaminated materials in the clinical waste bag at bedside. (SE)