FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ALARIS

MDR report key: 11715715 · Received April 23, 2021

Report

Report Number
11715715
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 23, 2021
Date of Event
February 22, 2021
Report Date
February 26, 2021
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION 303, INC.
Product Code
FRN
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE PERFORMING A LINEN CHANGE THE PATIENT STARTED TO BECOME ACUTELY BRADYCARDIC AND HYPOTENSIVE. A DOPAMINE DRIP WAS ALREADY PRIMED AND PREPROGRAMED ON THE ALARIS IV PUMP AND ATTEMPTED TO BE TURNED ON. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE PUMP ON IT STARTED ALARMING AND SAYING "CHANNEL ERROR". IT WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE RESTARTED BUT KEPT ALARMING THAT IT WAS DISCONNECTED. AT THIS TIME THE PATIENT'S PRIMARY PRESSOR (VASOPRESSIN) ALSO RANDOMLY SHUT OFF WITH NO ERROR MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN, IT JUST ABRUPTLY STOPPED. THE DOCTORS ARRIVED PROMPTLY TO THE BEDSIDE AND GAVE VERBAL ORDERS TO ADMINISTER 1MG EPINEPHRINE IV PUSH WHICH WAS GIVEN IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE PATIENT GOING INTO A PULSELESS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY ARREST.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
612453 ALARIS PUMP, INFUSION FRN CAREFUSION 303, INC. 8100

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 19345 DA Required Intervention