Research Article

Risk Management in Magnetic Resonance: Failure Mode, Effects, and Criticality Analysis

Table 2

Risk estimation: severity of the event and relative score system.

Severity score system
SeveritySeverity criterion Score

Extremely dangerousCause to death10
DangerousInjury or chronic disabilities9
Very highExtension of hospitalization with outcomes at discharge8
HighExtension of hospitalization without outcomes at discharge7
ModerateDamage that requires treatment with more drugs6
LowDamage that requires treatment with minor drugs5
Very lowDamage that requires observation and diagnostic procedures4
LessMinor damage that does not require treatment3
MinimumNegligible damage that does not require treatment2
NothingNo result1