INCIDENT DEFINITION:
Any event which is not consistent with the routine operation of CAPS and that adversely affects or threatens to affect the well-being of the employees, volunteers, patients, students, visitors, casual workers, or property of CAPS regardless of whether an actual injury is involved or not.
All Incidents will be reviewed in relevant department meetings and Quality Improvement Meetings. The Incident Report should be completed in a timely manner by the personnel who first witnessed or discovered the incident or by the personnel most closely involved in the occurrence.