healthcare-safety

Nurse fatalities resulting from patient actions are rare but profoundly consequential events in healthcare. When a nurse is killed by a patient, it raises urgent questions about...

Eye drops are recalled when a quality or safety issue is identified that could affect patient health. Recalls can stem from contamination, incorrect labeling, manufacturing defe...

Could John Jones have been saved asks whether a different action or system response would have changed the outcome. This framing commonly arises after adverse events, and the sp...

Plastic surgery death in Miami is a rare but serious outcome that can follow aesthetic or reconstructive procedures, as it can in any high-volume surgical region. When these dea...

Waking up inside a casket, sometimes called a "live burial," is a scenario popularized by fiction but grounded in rare real-world near-misses rather than common events. When con...

Anti suicide clothing refers to garments designed to reduce the risk of self harm by limiting access to means, increasing discomfort or hesitation, or signaling a wearer’s vul...

Liquid ibuprofen recall notices have appeared in recent years when quality issues, labeling problems, or potential contamination required manufacturers to pull specific lots fro...

Reports of a Xiluet plastic surgery death describe an adverse event following a cosmetic procedure performed using devices or systems associated with the Xiluet brand. In these...

When a nurse pushes a cart, several physical forces interact to affect safety, comfort, and efficiency. These forces include applied push force, friction between wheels and floo...

Fires in hospitals present unique risks due to the presence of vulnerable patients, complex electrical systems, and oxygen-rich environments. Understanding how these fires start...