Clinical incidents in Australia is medical events or incidents that resulted or could have resulted in minor to serious harm or death to a patient in Australia.[1]
Any medical incident that causes serious harm or death will be reported as Australian Sentinel Events (SEs or ASE) which is an Australian national serious medical error or incident reporting system. It includes a set of preventable adverse events that result in serious harm or death to a patient. These events are clearly defined and recognized as being preventable if the proper safeguards are in place.[2][3]