FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

ELECTRONIC INFUSION DEVICE

MDR report key: 21614 · Received April 4, 1995

Report

Report Number
MW4000677
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
April 4, 1995
Report Date
March 21, 1995
Manufacturer
UNKNOWN
Product Code
LZG
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Occupation
INVALID DATA

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT STARTED ON IV DRIP OF INSULIN VIA ELECTRONIC INFUSION DEVICE (EID) IN THE EMERGENCY ROOM. PT TRANSPORTED TO HOSP ROOM BY A NON-PROFESSIONAL ESCORT. AFTER BEING PLACED IN BED, THE ESCORT REMOVED TUBING FROM THE EID WITHOUT CLAMPING IT, SO HE/SHE COULD RETURN THE EID TO THE ER. AS A RESULT A FREE-FLOW INFUSION OF INSULIN OCCURRED. RN NOTICED PT HAD SYMPTOMS OF HYPOGLYCEMIA AND STOPPED THE IV AND BEGAN DEXTROSE 5% INJECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 ELECTRONIC INFUSION DEVICE ELECTRONIC INFUSION DEVICE LZG UNKNOWN

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 * Required Intervention