Description of Event or Problem · 1
RESIDENT FOUND ON R. SIDE-CHARIOT AMBULATOR TIPPED OVER. RESIDENT TO EMERGENCY ROOM FOR SUTURES TO UPPER LIP, CHIN, FINGER. X-RAY OF R. SHOULDER NEGATIVE FOR FX. EXACT SEQUENCE OF EVENTS UNKNOWN AS OCCURRENCE NOT WITNESSED BUT IT IS FELT THAT LEG OF AMBULATOR GOT CAUGHT ON A TABLE LEG AND CAUSED AMBULATOR TO TIP OVERDEVICE NOT LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. INVALID DATA - REGARDING WHETHER EVENT PRESENTS IMMINENT HAZARD. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, OTHER, OTHER, INVALID DATA. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: TELEMETRY FAILURE, OTHER, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, INVALID DATA. CONCLUSION: USER ERROR CAUSED EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: NO. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: INSERVICED BY OTHER FACILITY STAFF. INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF STATUS.