sentinel event

English

Etymology

As defined by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations.

Noun

sentinel event (plural sentinel events)

1. (medicine) Any unanticipated or unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury to a person or persons, specifically including limb loss or gross motor function.

Translations

unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 稍兵事件 (shāobīng shìjiàn)

• Dutch: schildwacht gebeurtenis
• Finnish: haittatapahtuma
• French: événement de sentinelle m
• German: Hinweissymbolfall
• Italian: evento della sentinella m
• Japanese: 歩哨のでき事 (ほしょうのできこと, hoshō no dekikoto)
• Korean: 경계병 사건 (gyeonggyebyeong sageon)
• Latin: res custodis