The investigation of incidents and accidents involving medical residents

Abstract

1）We examined 111 cases of incidents and accidents involving medical residents which were identified in a search of the database of the Japan Council for Quality Health Care.
2）In each case we deduced the root causes, which were then classified into 8 categories.
3）To develop strategies to prevent such cases from recurring, we believe that it is essential to develop a variety of training facility systems and to establish collaborative multidisciplinary medical treatment teams. Our results also suggest that consistent undergraduate and postgraduate programs for medical safety education are necessary.