ABSTRACT
Riskanalysisisriskanalysis,meaningthatthemethodsofriskanalysisarethesameevenwhen appliedtomanydifferentapplicationareas.Inpredictingtheriskofadversehospitalevents(e.g.,wrong sidesurgery),riskofsecuritybreaches,riskofprivacyviolations,healthriskofpollutants,riskofexcess mortalityfrommedications,andmanyothernon-healthcareapplications(e.g.,riskofspacedisaster, riskofflood,riskofnuclearaccidents),themethodsarethesame.Alloftheseapplicationsshareacommonproblemstructure.First,thereisanadverseeventofinterest,forexample,mortality,cardiacevent, operating room fire, terrorist action, or nuclear accident (Figure 26.1).
