FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
CT SCANNER
MDR report key: 15113739
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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
- *
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 |