title: Critical incident analysis in an accident and emergency department.
abstract: The analysis of critical incidents is crucial to the provision of safe, high quality healthcare services to patients. It is essential to analyse the incident and make decisions about how future similar incidents should be dealt with. This article is a reflection on a critical incident involving a theatre practitioner working outside her normal field of responsibility which was used to change practice.
authors.affiliation: Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: Joanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Connor
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D009731:Nursing Audit / Q000379:methods; D010344:Patient Advocacy; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D012308:Risk Management; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis