FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER

MDR report key: 2153253 · Received June 30, 2011

Report

Report Number
2124823-2011-00102
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 30, 2011
Date of Event
June 5, 2011
Report Date
June 30, 2011
Manufacturer
GE HEALTHCARE
Product Code
DSI
PMA / PMN Number
K062976
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
NL
Reporter Occupation
OTHER HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONAL

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

UNDER EUROPEAN LAW, PT INFORMATION IS CONSIDERED CONFIDENTIAL AND WILL NOT BE RELEASED BY THE HOSPITAL.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT A TELEMETRY PT'S DATA WAS INADVERTENTLY REPLACED ON SCREEN WITH ANOTHER TELEMETRY PT AT THE CENTRAL STATION BY THE USER. NO MALFUNCTION WAS OBSERVED. AT THIS TIME, THE SECOND (DISPLAYED) PT EXPERIENCED AFIB ARRHYTHMIA, BUT THE ORIGINAL (REPLACED) PT WAS ADMINISTERED MEDICATION BEFORE THE DISPLAY ASSIGNMENT ERROR WAS NOTICED. BOTH PTS RECOVERED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORIGINAL PT'S DATA ON THE CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER (CIC) SCREEN MAY HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO CAREGIVER CONFUSION, WHICH RESULTED IN IMPROPER TREATMENT OF THE WRONG PT. THERE WAS NO DEATH ASSOCIATED WITH THIS EVENT. GE HEALTHCARE'S INVESTIGATION IS ONGOING. A FOLLOW UP REPORT WILL BE SUBMITTED ONCE THE INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN COMPLETED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 CLINICAL INFORMATION CENTER CENTRAL STATION DSI GE HEALTHCARE

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Other