Type of Medication Error | Percentage of Each Type of Medication Error Actually Reported | ||
---|---|---|---|
Intra Venous (IV) Error | Non-Intra Venous (IV) Error | ||
1 | Wrong route | 20.6 | 26.2 |
2 | Wrong time | 33.3 | 27.7 |
3 | Wrong patient | 20.6 | 18.8 |
4 | Wrong Dose | 30.5 | 19.1 |
5 | Wrong drug | 28.4 | 18.8 |
6 | Medication is omitted. | 30.1 | 28.4 |
7 | Medication is given, but not ordered by physician. | 20.9 | 24.8 |
8 | Medication administered after the order discontinued. | 33.7 | 23.4 |
9 | Given to patients with a known allergy. | 22.7 | 18.1 |
10 | Wrong fluid | 22.3 | ---- |
11 | Wrong rate | 23.8 | ---- |