Fields that are collected for the Classic Safety Thermometer Collection.
AGE -
Collected in 3 age bands
Values: <18, 18-70, >70
Gender -
Values: Male, Female
Old Pressure Ulcers -
An ‘old’ pressure ulcer is defined as being a pressure ulcer that was present when the patient came
under your care, or developed within 72 hours of admission to your organisation.
Values: None, Cat. 2, Cat 3, Cat 4
New Pressure Ulcers -
New pressure ulcer developed 72 hours (3 days) or more after admission to organisation
The Category of the patients worst New pressure ulcers is Recorded
Values: None, Cat. 2, Cat 3, Cat 4
Patient Falls -
Any fall that the patient has experienced within the previous 72 Hours in a care setting (including home
if the patient is on a district nursing caseload)
The severity of the fall is defined in accordance with NRLS categories
Values: None, No harm, Low harm, Moderate harm, Severe harm, Death
Catheters -
An indwelling urethral urinary catheter in place at any point in the last 72 hours
Record the number of days that it has been in place
If the patient has not had indwelling urethral urinary catheter in place at any point in the last 72 hours,
record, No catheter
Values: 1-28 days, 28+days, days unknown, no catheter
UTIs
Any patient being treated for a UTI
Record if the treatment started before the patient was admitted to your organisation (Old) or after
admission to your organisation (New)
Treatment for a UTI is based on clinical notes, clinical judgement and patient feedback.
Values: No UTI, Old UTI, New UTI
VTE Assessments
Is there a documented VTE Risk assessment?
Values: No, Yes, N/A
VTE Prophalyaxis
If the patient is at risk has VTE prophylaxis started?
Values: No, Yes, N/A
VTE Treatment
If the patient is being treated for VTE choose the type of VTE.
Use new VTE where treatment for the VTE was started after admission to your organisation.
Use old VTE where treatment for the VTE was started before admission to your organisation.
Values :No VTE, Old DVT, Old PE, Old Other, New DVT, New PE, New Other
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