FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

LATEX GLOVE

MDR report key: 17869 · Received November 18, 1994

Report

Report Number
MW1004087
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
November 18, 1994
Date of Event
March 24, 1994
Report Date
April 26, 1994
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN
Product Code
LYY
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
IN, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

RPTR HAS HAD PROBLEMS FOR APPROX 1 YR WITH RUNNY NOSE AND SNEEZING WHILE WORKING AT THE HOSP. HER POSITION IS IV THERAPIST NURSE AND SAME DAY SURGERY NURSE. ALLERGY SYMPTOMS HAVE BECOME WORSE. RECENTLY, ON 4/24/94, SHE STARTED AN IV ON A PT AND WITHOUT WASHING HER HANDS HER RT EYE BECAME IRRITED. SHE BEGAN TO RUB HER EYES/ O,,EDOATE;U JER EUE BECA,E RED. SWP;;EM AMD VERU ORROTATED. SHE HAD TO SEEK MEDICAL TREATMENT. SHE WAS GIVEN A STEROID EYE OINTMENT WITHOUT HAVING HER EYE IRRIGATED WITH 500 CC NS WITH THE USE OF A MORGAN LENS. SHE HAS HAD HER EYES BECOME IRRITATED AT WORK BEFORE BUT IT WAS SHORT LIVED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 LATEX GLOVE LATEX GLOVE LYY UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 33 YR Other