FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 333586 · Received May 17, 2001

Report

Report Number
333586
Event Type
Death
Date Received
May 17, 2001
Date of Event
May 2, 2001
Report Date
May 16, 2001
Manufacturer
PRECISION MEDICAL INC
Product Code
CAW
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
AL, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PT WAS ON BIPAP MACHINE. ORDER RECEIVED TO TRY PT ON VENTI-MASK. PT PLACED ON VENTI-MASK AND SAT'S DROPPED INTO THE 50'S. PT PLACED BACK ON BIPAP MACHINE. SAT'S IN 50'S AND NOT COMING UP. SWITCHED OXYGEN LINE TO ANOTHER FLOWMETER. THE FLOWMETER THAT THE LINE WAS ORIGINALLY HOOKED UP TO WAS ON 15L OF OXYGEN BUT NO OXYGEN FLOWING. PT WAS TO BE ON 2L. SAT'S WENT BACK TO 70'S AFTER 3 MINUTES. THREE HOURS LATER, PT ARRESTED AND EXPIRED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
23380 * OXYGEN FLOWMETER CAW PRECISION MEDICAL INC 2MFA1001 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Death