BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

    EZ-PRO R4

    MDR report key: 1033964 · Received April 24, 2008

    Report

    Report Number
    MW5006395
    Event Type
    Injury
    Date Received
    April 24, 2008
    Date of Event
    August 31, 2007
    Report Date
    April 24, 2008
    Manufacturer
    STRYKER CORP, MEDICAL DEVICES
    Product Code
    FPO
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Voluntary report
    Reporter Location
    PA, US
    Reporter Occupation
    BIOMEDICAL ENGINEER

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    TWO PARAMEDICS LIFTED THE STRETCHER TO THE HIGHEST POINT FOR WHEELING THE PT TO THE AMBULANCE. JUST AS THEY GOT THE STRETCHER TO THE TOP POSITION WHERE IT WOULD CLICK, LOCKING THE STRETCHER IN TO PLACE, THE STRETCHER COLLAPSED TO THE LOWEST POSITION POSSIBLE, APPROX. 1 FOOT FROM THE GROUND. AS THIS WAS HAPPENING ONE PARAMEDIC REACHED OUT TO CATCH THE STRETCHER, AND WAS UNAWARE AT THE TIME THEY HAD SUSTAINED AN INJURY. AS THE STRETCHER HIT THE GROUND IT BOUNCED LEFT AND THE PT'S WEIGHT SHIFTED LEFT CAUSING THE STRETCHER TO FLIP OVER TO THE LEFT LANDING ON THE FLOOR UPON IMPACT THE PT ATTACHED TO THE LSB WAS FOLDED ON TO HER LEFT LATERAL CHEST. IMMEDIATELY, THE PT'S CONDITION WAS ASSESSED AND DEEMED TO BE OK. THE STRETCHER WAS SET UPRIGHT WITH PT STILL STRAPPED ON, THE STRETCHER WAS THEN SET UPRIGHT AT THE LOWEST POSITION, AND ALL POSITIONS WERE CHECKED TO BE SURE THE STRETCHER WAS SAFE TO USE. ALL POSITIONS WERE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: PATIENT TRANSPORT.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 EZ-PRO R4 STRETCHER FPO STRYKER CORP, MEDICAL DEVICES 6092

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1