Is a fire in a hospital ward a nosocomial adverse event?

It belongs. According to a query on the official website of Little Dutch Medical Dictionary. A fire in the hospital area belongs to the accidental events in the hospital adverse events, which also includes falls, falling out of bed, lost, burns, self-inflicted injuries, theft, burns, suicides, poor restraints and so on. Adverse events in hospitals are categorized as adverse treatment events, doctor-patient communication events, accidents, adverse assisted diagnosis, patient transfer events, dietary, skin care adverse events, occupational exposures, plumbing care adverse events, public *** facility events, medical equipment and instrumentation events, and supply room adverse events in 10 categories.