IBFCSM CHEP case studies
IBFCSM CHEP · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The CHEP credential is issued by IBFCSM, the Board for Certification Services and Management, an independent nonprofit 501C(6) personal certification organization established in 1976 and dedicated to "Upgrading Professions" in healthcare safety, healthcare emergency management, hazard control management, product safety, disaster management, and related areas. CHEP sits within that family of credentials, and candidates typically come from hospital safety, risk management, emergency preparedness, environmental health and safety, infection prevention support, facilities, and product or device safety roles where they must show competence across both patient-safety and worker-safety concerns. The IBFCSM CHEP case studies are 5 cases and about 3,736 words.
1Night-Shift Needlestick Increase After Safety-Device Conversion
A 380-bed community hospital's quarterly safety report shows a needlestick rate of 4.1 per 100 occupied beds, up from 2.3 in the same quarter last year. Eight months ago the hospital converted to safety-engineered IV catheters and syringes.
797 words, about 4 min2Tornado Mass-Casualty Surge at a Hospital With One OR Team
At 15:10 a tornado touches down 6 km from a 220-bed hospital with a 12-bed emergency department and 6 adult ICU beds. By 15:50, 47 casualties arrive: 9 critically injured, 17 moderate, 21 walking wounded.
747 words, about 4 min3Ethylene Oxide Excursion in Sterile Processing With Pregnant Staff
A hospital's sterile processing department runs two 100% ethylene oxide (EtO) sterilizers in a 60 m2 room. Personal sampling over three consecutive shifts gives an 8-hour TWA of 0.8 ppm for the sterilizer operators, with a 12-minute excursion of 4.2 ppm during cartridge changes.
761 words, about 4 min4Patient Lift Clip Failures and a 48-Hour Customer Assurance Demand
A manufacturer of mobile patient lifts has received 14 reports in 18 months of the sling attachment clip disengaging under load, out of approximately 62,000 units in service. Two events resulted in patient falls; one caused a distal radius fracture and one a scalp laceration requiring staples.
728 words, about 4 min5Wildfire Approaching a County With One Hospital and 90 Dialysis Patients
A wildfire is 12 km from a county of 240,000 people and moving at about 3 km/h toward populated areas, with a forecast wind shift in 12 hours. The county has a 180-bed hospital inside the evacuation warning zone, four skilled nursing facilities with 310 residents total, and one outpatient dialysis center with 90 patients who need three sessions weekly.
703 words, about 4 min