Safety and Security
Notify your clinical rotation supervisor or unit staff immediately if there is an Occurrence with a patient or visitor. The S.O.S. reporting system may be found on the OchWeb homepage under the Service Center. This is a voluntary, online incident reporting system which identifies occurring hazards to prevents future safety risks and injuries. Ochsner strongly supports a non-punitive, Good Catch approach to reporting. Students are encouraged to report occurrences, as the organization relies on staff as an important source of improvement opportunities.
Occurrence Reports are: documented online via the Safety-On-Site (S.O.S.) application. protected, confidential, and privileged documents as per state law.
not to be documented in the patient’s medical record unless medically relevant; However, the incident itself should be documented in the patient’s medical record. not to be printed, copied, or distributed to patients, families, visitors, or staff (including physicians). completed in the S.O.S. system as soon as possible after discovery of a qualifying event.
Not all Fall Hazards would be identified in the S.O.S. system, e.g. lack of handrails, dim lighting, obstacles, tripping hazards, wet floors, stairs, etc. Some patients have intrinsic risk factors that should be identified as early as possible in care and monitored. These include but are not limited to:
Advanced age History of falls Skeletomuscular weakness/injury Gait/balance problems Inhibited vision
Postural hypotension Fear of falling Certain medications Many chronic conditions
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