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"red zone" "Between the Flags"

"interdeterminate".

"woozy",

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"?
Significant medical illness".
"won't/ can't mobilise pain in back and abdo"

"gone away" "was unable to be

contacted'.

"deteriorating", "ASAP''.

Health Practitioner
Regulation National Law ("National Law"),
National Law,

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"1. On 11 January 2013 between the hours of 17.10 and 21.00 the Practitioner failed to recognise
and respond to Patient A's deteriorating clinical condition including failing to organise a medical
review of Patient A in circumstances where at approximately 17.20:

(a) Patient A's blood pressure was measured at 89/53;

(b) Patient A had a respiratory rate 40-44 breaths per minute;

(c) Patient A had abdominal pain and diarrhoea.

On 11 January 2013 between the hours of 17. 10 and 21.00 the Practitioner failed:

(i) to document her assessment of Patient A;

(ii) to document and implement a plan of action for Patient A."

National Law.

National Law

(1) of registered health practitioner includes each of the

following -

Conduct that demonstrates the knowledge, skill or judgment possessed, or care exercised, by the
practitioner in the practice of the practitioner's profession is significantly below the standard
reasonably expected of practitioner of an equivalent level of training or experience."

National Law. Re A Medical Practitioner and the Medical Practice

Act
National Law)

"As general principle, the use of the term 'significant' may in law be taken to mean not trivial, of
importance, or substantial."

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"strong criticism".

"red zone",
""Between the Flags" "rapid response",

"red
zone"

clinical review or rapid

response escalation protocol review request was not attended to by medical o cer within an acceptable time
frame",

"failed to document anything in the patient's medical record'.

"should have documented her assessment stating her plan of
action and reason for this".

the hospital supervisor; she was responsible to support the nurses

on the ward and escalate care when a patient is deteriorating."

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National Law,

National Law.

Gad v HCCC

HCCC v Litchfield
HCCC v Do

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"Between the Flags"

"red zone"

"red zone".

"Between the Flags"

"red zone"

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"explanation" "red zone"

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Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)

Health Practitioner Regulation National Law (NSW)

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