Introduction

The aim of this survey is to establish if European hospitals and in particular their Emergency Departments are using the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Global Trigger Tool as an instrument of risk management and clinical governance for evaluating and reducing errors and adverse events.

I would be most grateful if you can spare a little of your time to reply to the following questions.

Thank you in advance

Dr Roberta Petrino
Chair, EuSEM Education Committee
President-Elect, EuSEM

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* 1. Do you know the IHI Global Trigger Tool (GTT) methodology and how it is used?

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* 2. In your hospital is GTT used to record adverse events and as a tool for reducing errors?

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* 3. In your Emergency Department do you retrospectively collect data on potentially adverse events?

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* 4. In your Emergency Department do you have a tool for evaluating drug related adverse events?

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* 5. If the answer to question 4 was yes, what kind of tool do you use?

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* 6. In your Emergency Department do you have a tool or a procedure to evaluate the outcome of the following events, drugs and procedures? (please tick if you have a tool/procedure and leave blank if you do not)

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* 7. Which tool(s) do you use?

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* 8. Do you have specific procedures for responding to the evaluation of adverse events with GTT or other tools?

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* 9. If your answer to Q8 is 'Yes', please used list the procedures or interventions

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* 10. Which country is your hospital in?

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