CENTURY CCU BED
Report
- Report Number
- 1824206-2008-02585
- Event Type
- Other
- Date Received
- May 28, 2008
- Date of Event
- May 4, 2008
- Report Date
- May 16, 2008
- Manufacturer
- HILL-ROM RITTER
- Product Code
- FNL
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Manufacturer report
- Reporter Location
- LA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
HILL-ROM TECHNICIAN REPORTED THAT THERE WAS A NON HILL ROM MATTRESS ON THE BED. THE MATTRESS WAS 7 INCHES THICK AND THE IDENTIFICATION TAGS WERE MISSING. THE MATTRESS THICKNESS PLUS THE THICKNESS OF THE OVERLAY LEFT 4-5 INCHES OF SIDERAIL CONTAINMENT FROM THE PATIENT. HE FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BED AND IT OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE HOSPITAL WOULD NOT RELEASE ANY PATIENT INFORMATION.
SAFETY OFFICER, SUBMITTED AN E-MAIL THAT STATED A PATIENT ROLLED OVER THE BED SIDERAILS. GREG STATED THAT ALL OF THE SIDERAILS WERE IN THE UP POSITION WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. HE REPORTED THAT THERE WAS AN OVERLAY ON THE MATTRESS WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE HILL-ROM TECHNICIAN, WHO INVESTIGATED THE EVENT, REPORTED THAT UNIT MANAGER STATED THAT THE PATIENT ROLLED OVER THE SIDERAILS AND FELL ONTO THE FLOOR. THE SIDERAILS WERE IN THE UP POSITION WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. SUSAN STATED THE BED WAS IN THE LOWEST POSITION AND THE HEAD SECTION WAS ELEVATED 20 TO 30 DEGREES. THERE WAS AN HILL-ROM ACUCAIR OVERLAY INSTALLED ON THE MATTRESS AND THE ACUCAIR WAS IN MAX INFLATE AT THE TIME OF THE EVENT. UNIT MANAGER REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT WAS NOT INJURED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CENTURY CCU BED | AC POWERED HOSPITAL BED | FNL | HILL-ROM RITTER | 894 | NA |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UNK |