FDA Adverse Event
Death
Summary report: N
BED-EX
MDR report key: 224748
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Received May 20, 1999
Report
- Report Number
- 224748
- Event Type
- Death
- Date Received
- May 20, 1999
- Date of Event
- May 10, 1999
- Report Date
- May 20, 1999
- Manufacturer
- BED-EX
- Product Code
- KMI
- Report Source
- User Facility report
- Reporter Location
- TX, US
- Reporter Occupation
- RISK MANAGER
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
PT GOT OUT OF BED DESPITE INSTRUCTIONS NOT TO. BED-EX DID NOT ALARM AT ALL OR DID NOT ALARM FOR PROLONGED TIME. ROOMMATE CALLED TO SAY PT HAD FALLEN. PT FOUND ON FLOOR, BLEEDING FROM CUT ON HEAD AND NON RESPONSIVE. CODE CALLED. UNABLE TO RESUSCITATE PT. IT IS POSSIBLE PT HAD LIFE THREATENING ARRHYTHMIA WHICH CAUSED THE FALL AND DEATH. NO AUTOPSY WAS DONE.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BED-EX | BED OCCUPANCY DEVICE | KMI | BED-EX | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 YR | Death | TELEMETRY MONITOR. |