The following general definition will provide a useful guide for studies drawing on the
near miss research perspective put forth here: a
near miss event is a situation that almost happened whereby the outcome of the event did not result in illness, injury, harm and/or any other negative outcome.
Prompting was frequent and reporting was possibly complete in tertiary and district hospitals, where
near misses were exceptional events.
A total of 594 women with potentially life threatening conditions were identified, of which 58 were
near miss cases and one case of maternal death.
The results of the current study support previous evidence of potential characteristics of problem gambling in an underage population (Hardoon & Derevensky, 2002; National Research Council, 1999) and extend this concern to an even younger population by demonstrating that children differentiated ratings of outcomes indicating that children between the ages of 5 and 10 discriminate a
near miss when playing an arcade game similar to roulette.
In 2009 the world health organization published a consensus on maternal
near miss definition and set criteria for case identification8.
Tjerk van der Schaaf identified the essential elements of a good
near miss, which were applied to this construction project.
Near miss maternal morbidity and maternal mortality at Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital.
Maternal
near miss case is defined as "a woman who nearly died but survived a complication that occurred during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy" [6].
The UK Airprox Board report says the incident has been rated the most serious category for a
near miss.
The
near miss incident recognition, reporting, investigation, and remedial action (NEMIRR) program offers management the opportunity to assess all
near miss incidents to determine which
near miss incidents warrant a full investigation and to eliminate the source of the problem before it results in loss to people, plant, or property.
"I thought it was a
near miss because from the ground it looked like they were really close to each other."
In games of skill, a
near miss can mean you're improving.
Pilots on the Sea King rescue helicopter had just launched from RAF Boulmer and were hovering just below the cloud line when they were caught up in a
near miss.
These individuals may be less likely to actually report an injury or
near miss if they self-selected into the potentially higher risk jobs due to the expectations they hold of the work.