FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CT SCANNER

MDR report key: 15113739 · Received July 26, 2022

Report

Report Number
MW5111147
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
July 26, 2022
Date of Event
June 17, 2022
Report Date
July 23, 2022
Manufacturer
UNK
Product Code
JAK
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
CA, US
Reporter Occupation
PATIENT
Health Professional
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Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 0

UNNECESSARILY PRESCRIBED A CT SCAN, THEN RECEIVED SEVERE OVER EXPOSURE TO IONIZING RADIATION. IN OTHER WORDS I WAS UNNECESSARILY EXPOSED TO HIGH LEVELS OF IONIZING RADIATION DURING A CT BRAIN SCAN. WAS GIVEN MORE THAN TEN TIMES THE ABSORBED IONIZING RADIATION DOSE FOR A BRAIN SCAN AND WAS SCANNED AT THAT DOSE MULTIPLE TIMES IN ONE SITTING DUE TO A NEGLIGENT CT OPERATOR AND OLDER IMPROPERLY MAINTAINED AND IMPROPERLY CALIBRATED CT SCANNER. THIS ABSORBED IONIZING RADIATION OVER EXPOSURE TO MY BRAIN AT 15 PLUS MSV SCANNED MULTIPLE TIMES (INSIDE CT SCANNER FOR OVER 10 MINUTES) WHEN I ONLY SHOULD'VE BEEN SCANNED ONCE, HAPPENED AT THE (B)(6) HOSPITAL. FDA SAFETY REPORT ID# (B)(4).

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
2426463 CT SCANNER SYSTEM, X-RAY, TOMOGRAPHY, COMPUTED JAK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 41 YR Female Other