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The basics of risk evaluation

Severity:

Severity No.

Common Term

Description

5

Critical

Death

4

Serious

Results in permanent impairment or irreversible injury

3

Moderate

Results in injury or impairment requiring medical or surgical intervention Results in temporary impairment not requiring medical or surgical intervention

2

Minor

1

Negligible

Results in inconvenience or temporary discomfort

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Occurrence:

Occurrence No.

Common Term

Likelihood

1

Improbable

≤ 1 in 150,000

[≤0.0007%]

2

Remote

≤ 1 in 15,000 to > 1 in 150,000

[≤0.007% to >0.0007%]

3

Moderate

≤ 1 in 400 to > 1 in 15,000

[≤0.25% to > 0.007%]

4

High

≤ 1 in 20 to > 1 in 400

[≤ 5% to >0.25%]

5

Very High

> 1 in 20

[>5%]

1 in 640 (0.156%) -> 1 in 100 patients (1%)

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