FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

POWDERED LATEX GLOVE

MDR report key: 35873 · Received August 23, 1996

Report

Report Number
MW1009800
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
August 23, 1996
Date of Event
June 20, 1996
Report Date
August 22, 1996
Manufacturer
UNK
Product Code
LYY
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

THE GLOVES SNAPPED UPON REMOVAL AND THE RPTR INHALED THE LATEX POWDER. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE RPTR DEVELOPED RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND STRIDOR FOR WHICH SHE RECEIVED IV BENADRYL, SUB-Q EPINEPHRINE, O2 AND AN UNKNOWN NEBULIZER TREATMENT. RAST TEST WAS 35 AND RPTR WAS DIAGNOSED AS LATEX SENSITIVE BY TWO MDS.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 POWDERED LATEX GLOVE POWDERED LATEX GLOVE LYY UNK UNK UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 51 YR