"sentinel event" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sentinel events [plural]
Etymology: As defined by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sentinel event (plural sentinel events)
  1. (medicine) Any unanticipated or unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury to a person or persons, specifically including limb loss or gross motor function. Wikipedia link: sentinel event Categories (topical): Medicine Translations (unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury): 稍兵事件 (shāobīng shìjiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), schildwacht gebeurtenis (Dutch), haittatapahtuma (Finnish), événement de sentinelle [masculine] (French), Hinweissymbolfall (German), evento della sentinella [masculine] (Italian), 歩哨のでき事 (hoshō no dekikoto) (alt: ほしょうのできこと) (Japanese), 경계병 사건 (gyeonggyebyeong sageon) (Korean), res custodis (Latin)
    Sense id: en-sentinel_event-en-noun-~s1heC3j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: medicine, sciences

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          "word": "Hinweissymbolfall"
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      "sense": "unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury",
      "word": "稍兵事件"
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      "sense": "unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury",
      "word": "schildwacht gebeurtenis"
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      "sense": "unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury",
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      "sense": "unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury",
      "word": "Hinweissymbolfall"
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      "word": "歩哨のでき事"
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      "word": "경계병 사건"
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury",
      "word": "res custodis"
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