FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

ADULT SILICONE RESUSCITATOR

MDR report key: 12943 · Received March 3, 1994

Report

Report Number
12943
Event Type
Death
Date Received
March 3, 1994
Date of Event
February 14, 1994
Report Date
March 3, 1994
Manufacturer
LAERDAL MEDICAL CORP.
Product Code
BTM
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MI, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT PRESENTED TO HOSP ER VIA EMS FOLLOWING SEVERE RESPIRATORY DISTRESS FOR 2 HRS. THE PT WAS TRIAGED AND TREATED WITHIN ONE MIN OF ARRIVAL. RESPIRATORY AND ANESTHESIA WERE CALLED TO INTUBATE AND VENTILATE PT DURING CODE. AMBU BAG USED WITH MASK FUNCTIONED APPROPRIATELY. AFTER INTUBATION SAME AMBU BAG USED ON END OF ENDO TRACH TUBE MET WITH OCCASIONAL RESISTENCE DURING VENTILATION. PT WAS REINTUBATED DURING WHICH TIME THE RESUSITATOR WAS CHECKED. RESPIRATORY DISCOVERED 2 FISH MOUTH VALVES INSTEAD OF ONE HAD BEEN ASSEMBLED INTO THE UNIT. ONE VALVE WAS REMOVED AND EQUIPMENT REASSEMBLED. NO FURTHER RESISTENCE WAS NOTED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ADULT SILICONE RESUSCITATOR ADULT SILICONE RESUSCITATOR BTM LAERDAL MEDICAL CORP.

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 75 YR Death