Accurate Reporting Of Adverse Events Is Most Important For

When evaluating the causality of an adverse event, which of the following should be a consideration?

The timing of the event in relation to administration of the investigational agent

Accurate reporting of adverse events is most important for:

Ensuring subject safety.

A subject is a passenger in a car involved in a motor vehicle crash. The subject sustained a broken wrist and mild concussion. The subject was treated and released from the emergency department. What should the investigator do when learning of the crash?

Report adverse events of both a broken wrist and a mild concussion.

A subject presents to the emergency department (ED) with complaints of chest pain and shortness of breath. Blood studies are positive for a heart attack and the subject is hospitalized. The subject has a history of coronary artery disease. The subject reports to the ED nurse that he is currently enrolled in a phase I study of a new lipid lowering agent. Which individual should determine causality of the serious adverse event?

Principal Investigator