A statement of fact
...Dr C asks MDDUS how to go about writing a statement for a significant clinical incident investigation...
Case study: Beyond what's reasonable
...Ms H shouts and swears at the receptionist in front of other patients. The practice owner comes out to the waiting area and informs Ms H that her behaviour is totally unacceptable...
Case study: Emergency backlog
...Mr V states he “knows for a fact” that other dental surgeries are clearing their backlogs and providing routine appointments - and he is “extremely unhappy”...
Case study: Lip trauma
...The dentist states that had there been any lip trauma or acid etch gel touching the tissues he would have advised Mr G immediately and recorded this in the clinical notes...
Wrist injury
...Over a month later Ms P is still experiencing pain in her wrist and is referred to an orthopaedic clinic. X-rays reveal a wrist fracture that has partially healed...
Lip trauma
...The dentist states that had there been any lip trauma or acid etch gel touching the tissues he would have advised Mr G immediately and recorded this in the clinical notes...
Medical case study: Wound care accusation
...The patient accuses the surgeon of failing to properly clean and dress his wife's wound, leading to fatal sepsis...
Medical case study: Misleading melanoma
...Dr L realises she wrongly identified the atypical cells and that the patient has regressed melanoma...
Medical case study: A statement of fact
...Dr C asks MDDUS how to go about writing a statement for a significant clinical incident investigation...
Case study: Misinterpreted result
...Mr T is told he has tested positive for hepatitis B, but weeks later it appears an error has been made...