BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

    ETHYL CHLORIDE

    MDR report key: 127219 · Received October 21, 1997

    Report

    Report Number
    1519179-1997-00001
    Event Type
    Other
    Date Received
    October 21, 1997
    Date of Event
    October 9, 1997
    Report Date
    October 21, 1997
    Manufacturer
    GEBAUER CO.
    Product Code
    MLY
    Adverse Event
    Yes
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report
    Reporter Location
    OH, US
    Reporter Occupation
    OTHER

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    PT'S MOTHER DROPPED A BOTTLE OF ETHYL CHLORIDE INTO A CERAMIC OR STAINLESS STEEL SINK. IT BROKE. ALTHOUGH THE BOTTLE IS PLASTIC COATED, THE COATING STOPS UNDER THE THREADS SO IF NECK BREAKS OFF THE CONTENTS WILL ESCAPE. APPARENTLY THE NECK BROKE OFF AND THE ENTIRE CONTENTS OF THE BOTTLE HIT THE WOMAN IN THE FACE AND IN PARTICULAR ONE OF HER EYES. SHE CLAIMS HER EYEBALL IS RED AND BLISTERED. AN INITIAL DIAGNOSIS IS THAT THE EYE IS CHEMICALLY BURNED PER ONE PHYSICIAN. THIS IS AN UNLIKELY DIAGNOSIS, FROSTBITE IS MORE LIKELY.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 ETHYL CHLORIDE SKIN REFRIGERANT MLY GEBAUER CO. NA UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 UNKNOWN Other