STUDIES IN LOGIC, GRAMMAR AND RHETORIC 29 (42) 2012 Identification and analysis of adverse events on the example of SP ZOZ in Swidnica Jacek Domejko 1 , Aleksandra Sierocka 2 , Adam Rybicki 3 , Mariusz Piechota 4 , Michal Marczak 5 1 Gynecological and Obstetric Hospital in Walbrzych, Poland 2 Barlicki Hospital in Lodz, Medical University of Lodz, Poland 3 Hospital District F¨ urstenland Toggenburg, Switzerland 4 Department of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Therapy, Military University Hospital in Lodz, Poland 5 Department of Health Care Policy, Faculty of Health Science, Medical University of Lodz, Poland Abstract. Identification of a series of various complications which happen du- ring hospitalisation and then their classification enables understanding how many factors may influence their occurrence. The described solution shows an example of adverse event analysis along with an indication of preventive and prophylactic activities. The research material enabled finding 187 out of 1285 case histories in which an adverse event occurred, and also to establish its form (type). Then, as a result of general analysis directed at the total elimination or partial reduction of the identified events, 6 general recommendations were made. Introduction Adverse events may occur at every stage of health service provision by a medical entity, especially by a hospital services provider. We define them as: “harm to the patient’s health caused during the diagnostic and/or treatment, not related to the natural course of the illness or the patient’s condition, and also the risk of its occurrence” [3]. In order to identify and then establish a directory of the abovemention- ed events, hazards should be taken into account resulting not only from the activity of the medical personnel, the used devices, but also the drugs and medical treatments used in the course of therapy, and the diagnostic, therapeutic, nursing and rehabilitation procedures. The development of current knowledge, science and technology, as well as the rapid development of medicine means that we can effectively cure ISBN 978–83–7431–336–0 ISSN 0860-150X 143