Construction and content validation of checklist for patient safety in emergency care.

OBJECTIVE

To construct and validate a checklist for patient safety in emergency care.

METHOD: This is methodological research conducted in Curitiba, in 2015, with construction and validation stages. The checklist was based on the guidelines of the Brazilian patient safety programme and validated online using the Delphi method, with a questionnaire, and with the participation of 23 Brazilian specialists in the first round and 20 in the second round. The data were analysed using the Content Validity Index (CVI), Cronbach's α, and Fisher's Exact Test.

RESULTS

We produced a checklist with 18 valid and reliable items (94% of CVI, Cronbach's α = 0.91).

CONCLUSIONS

The checklist comprises patient safety actions and items to predict risk situations, corrective actions, and promote safety in emergency services and other health-related contexts.