FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
HEALTHDYNE
MDR report key: 17023
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Received March 22, 1994
Report
- Report Number
- 1024404-1994-00002
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- March 22, 1994
- Date of Event
- February 26, 1994
- Report Date
- March 2, 1994
- Manufacturer
- HEALTHDYNE, INC.
- Product Code
- FLS
- Adverse Event
- Yes
- Report Source
- Distributor report
- Reporter Location
- FL, US
- Reporter Occupation
- OTHER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
BOTH PARENTS AND BABY WERE ASLEEP WHEN APNEA MONITOR ALARM FOR LOW HEART RATE SOUNDED. WHEN PARENTS CHECKED THE BABY WAS LIMP AND THE FATHER BEGAN CPR. THE BABY WAS TAKEN TO ONE HOSPITAL AND SUBSEQUENTLY TRANSFERRED TO ANOTHER WHERE DEATH WAS PRONOUNCED. PARENTS WERE CONCERNED THAT AN APNEA ALAAARM HAD NOT ALSO BEEN INDICATED. HOWEVER, THEY ARRIVED WITHIN TWENTY (20) SECONDS OF THE HEART RATE ALARM AND BEGAN CPR. THEREFORE THE APNEA ALARM HAD NOT YET BEEN ACTIVATED.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HEALTHDYNE | APNEA MONITOR | FLS | HEALTHDYNE, INC. | 900SL |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 MO | Death | NONE KNOWN |