BEUDAMED
    FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

    GLV, SURGEONS, 8, TRIFLEX, ST

    MDR report key: 256367 · Received December 23, 1999

    Report

    Report Number
    1423507-1999-00366
    Event Type
    Other
    Date Received
    December 23, 1999
    Date of Event
    March 1, 1997
    Manufacturer
    ALLEGIANCE HEALTHCARE CORP
    Product Code
    KGO
    Report Source
    Manufacturer report

    Narratives

    Description of Event or Problem · 1

    REPORTER EXPERIENCED SENSITIVITY WHILE USING LATEX GLOVES. SHE HAS HAD RASHES, FACIAL SWELLING BRONCHIAL SPASM. FOR A FEW YEARS SHE WAS ABLE TO WORK USING POWDERLESS GLOVES, BUT AFTER A SURGERY IN MARCH 1997, WHEN SHE EXPERIENCED AN ANAPHYLACTIC REACTION SHE FOUND HERSELF BECOMING MORE AND MORE SENSITIVE. SHE SAW AN ALLERGIST WHO DIAGNOSED HER LATEX ALLERGY. HER EMPLOYER PROVIDED NON-LATEX GLOVES FOR HER USE, BUT THE LATEX GLOVES WERE STILL BEING USED BY OTHER NURSES, AND DOCTORS IN THE ICU AND SHE WAS STILL HAVING REACTIONS. SHE WAS PUT ON A WORK/INJURY PROGRAM AT WORK WHERE SHE WAS GIVEN 2/3 PAY AND ALLOWED TO STAY HOME, BUT THAT IS UP AFTER 2 YEARS AND SHE IS NOW NOT WORKING BECAUSE SHE IS "PRESENT". HER ALLERGIST HAS A LATEX-FREE OFFICE, HOWEVER SHE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND A MEDICAL DOCTOR WITH THE SAME. REPORTER'S MAIN CONCERN IS THAT SHE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTINUE HER NURSING CAREER. SHE VOICES CONCERN THAT LATEX IS USED SO EXTENSIVELY IN HEALTHCARE SETTINGS. SHE BELIEVES THAT BY AT LEAST ELIMINATING POWERED GLOVES THE WORKERS AND PTS WILL BE LESS LIKELY TO HAVE THE KINDS OF REACTIONS SHE HAS EXPERIENCED. REPORTER KNOWS OF 2 OTHER NURSES WHO HAVE HAD LATEX REACTIONS AND LATER DIED. SHE IS ALSO ACQUAINTED WITH AT LEAST 10 NURSES WHO ARE PRESENTLY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH LATEX GLOVES.

    Devices

    Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
    1 GLV, SURGEONS, 8, TRIFLEX, ST SURGEONS GLOVE KGO ALLEGIANCE HEALTHCARE CORP 2D7255 UNK

    Patients

    Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
    1 Other