FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

SPACE LAB

MDR report key: 340374 · Received July 3, 2001

Report

Report Number
340374
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 3, 2001
Date of Event
July 2, 2001
Report Date
July 2, 2001
Manufacturer
SPACE LAB MEDICAL
Product Code
DXN
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
LA, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

STARTED PERIPHERAL IV TO THE RIGHT ANTECUBITAL. LABWORK WAS DRAWN AND CATHETER WAS HEPLOCKED. B/P CUFF WAS CONNECTED PRIOR TO THE IV BEING STARTED. REMOVED THE B/P CUFF TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE RIGHT ANTECUBITAL. AFTER ACCESS TO ANTECUBITAL WAS OBTAINED, PLACED THE B/P CUFF BACK ON THE RIGHT ARM. B/P TUBING WAS REMOVED TO PROPERLY DEFLATE CUFF FOR PROPER FIT. WHEN CONNECTING B/P TUBING BACK TO THE CUFF, IT WAS INADVERTENTLY CONNECTED TO THE HEPLOCK IV. THE B/P CUFF TUBING AND PERIPHERAL IV HEPLOCK WERE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO ONE ANOTHER. CONNECTORS ON HEPLOCK AND B/P TUBING WERE COMPATIBLE. THE INTERNAL ALARM INVESTIGATION AS TO WHETHER THE ALARM ACTIVATED IS STILL PENDING.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
30001 SPACE LAB NIBP MODULE DXN SPACE LAB MEDICAL 90467 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 26 YR Death