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PATIENT SAFETY QUESTIONNAIRE DEFINITION OF ADVERSE EVENTS Sometimes when people in the United States are ill and receive medical care, mistakes are made that result in complication or injury to a patient. When mistakes are made from medical management and NOT from the patient’s underlying condition or disease, they are called adverse events. A few examples include pneumothorax, retained objects, hospital-acquired infections, decubitus ulcers, perioperative myocardial infarctions (MIs), line infections, and falls. The following questions are about adverse events. 1. How important a problem do you think adverse events are in the United States today? O Notat all important O, Not important QO, Somewhat important O, Very important When people seek help from a health care professional, how often do you think such adverse events are made in their care? O11 Not often at all Oo, Not often Os somewhat often O, Very often How often do you think patients are at least partially responsible for adverse events made in their care? QO, Not often at all QO» Notoften Os Somewhat often Oo, Very often Should hospital reports of adverse events be confidential and only used to learn how to prevent future mistakes OR should they also be released to the public? OQ) Confidential (only used to learn how to prevent future mistakes) OD Also released to the public Should physicians be required to tell patients if a adverse event resulting in serious harm is made in their care, OR not? DO. Yes QO. No Please continue to the next page 
