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iii. Near Misses

An event or situation that could have resulted in an
adverse event but did not (occur) either by chance

or through timely intervention.

An error that has the potential to cause an adverse
event (patient harm) but fails to do so because of

chance or because it is intercepted

“An error caught before reaching the patient”