FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
ADULT SILICONE RESUSCITATOR
MDR report key: 12943
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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 |