FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

LTV

MDR report key: 3924431 · Received July 9, 2014

Report

Report Number
2031702-2014-00172
Event Type
Death
Date Received
July 9, 2014
Date of Event
May 22, 2014
Report Date
December 29, 2014
Manufacturer
CAREFUSION 203, INC
Product Code
CBK
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
VA, US
Reporter Occupation
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

IT WAS REPORTED THAT THE PATIENT HAD PASSED AWAY WHILE CONNECTED TO THE VENTILATOR. THE PATIENT¿S MOTHER STATED THAT SHE HAD FORGOTTEN TO PLUG THE VENTILATOR IN WHEN SHE PUT THE PATIENT TO BED. IN THE MORNING, THE PATIENT¿S MOTHER HAD FOUND THE VENTILATOR WAS OFF, UNPLUGGED, AND THERE WAS NO AUDIBLE ALARM. THE PATIENT HAD PASSED AWAY. THE PATIENT HAD A PULSE OXIMETER AND HAD OXYGEN THAT COULD BE USED WITH THE VENTILATOR BUT THEY WERE NOT CONNECTED TO THE PATIENT WHEN THE EVENT OCCURRED. THE PATIENT WAS BEING TREATED FOR AN UPPER AIRWAY INFECTION.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
401965 LTV VENTILATOR, CONTINUOUS CBK CAREFUSION 203, INC LTV 1150

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 34 YR Death