A patient is given the wrong blood transfusion, resulting in a severe reaction from which the patient nearly died. This is an example of which of the following?
A) root-cause analysis
B) enterprise risk management
C) sentinel event
D) serious incident

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A sentinel event is an unexpected occurrence involving death or serious physical or psychological injury, or the risk thereof, such as a severe reaction from a wrong blood transfusion.

A Patient Is Given the Wrong Blood Transfusion, Resulting in a Severe