Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT BEING PREPPED FOR ROUTINE DENTAL PROCEDURE, AFTER A BLUE BOUFFANT SURGICAL CAP WAS PLACED OVER PT'S HAIR, A RED SPLOTCHY, SMALL BUMPS RASH WAS NOTICED APPROX TEN MINUTES AFTER PLACEMENT ON PT'S HEAD; THE RASH FOLLOWED THE LINES OF THE ELASTIC BAND OF THE CAP ACROSS THE PT'S FOREHEAD AND TEMPLE AREAS OF EACH SIDE OF THE HEAD; CHEEKS BECAME PINKISH RED AND PT DEVELOPED SAME BUMPY RASH ON THE LEFT SIDE OF NECK AND UPPER MID-CHEST AREA; RASH WAS NON-ITCHY AND PT DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY TONGUE SWELLING OR DIFFICULTY BREATHING; BOUFFANT CAP WAS REMOVED IMMEDIATELY; AND RASH BEGAN TO DISAPPEAR IMMEDIATELY AFTER REMOVAL OF THE CAP. DATES OF USE: (B)(6) 2010. DIAGNOSIS OR REASON FOR USE: SURGICAL ATTIRE DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURE. EVENT ABATED AFTER USE STOPPED OR DOSE REDUCED? YES.