Description of Event or Problem · 1
MORPHINE SULFATE VIA PCA PUMP INITIATED. PHYSICIAN'S ORDER READ CONTINUOUS RATE 0.5 MG./HR. PCA DOSE A MG Q 3 HR. TOTAL 2.5 MG Q3 HR. PUMP PROGRAMMED FOR CONTINUOUS RATE 1 MG/HR PCA DOSE 0.5 MG Q3 H. TOTAL 2 MG/HR. 12 HOURS AFTER PUMP ORIGINALLY PROGRAMMED, ERROR DETECTED AND CORRECTED. PATIENT'S CONDITION REMAINED STABLEDEVICE NOT LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: CRITICAL CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.DEVICE SERVICED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SERVICE SCHEDULE. DATE LAST SERVICED: 01-SEP-91. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: USER FACILITY BIOMEDICAL/BIOENGINEERING DEPARTMENT. SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABLE.NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: ACTUAL DEVICE INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WAS EVALUATED, VISUAL EXAMINATION. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: INCORRECT TECHNIQUE/PROCEDURE. CONCLUSION: USER ERROR CAUSED EVENT. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: UNKNOWN (CANNOT DETERMINE). CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE DISCARDED, DEVICE RECALLED BY MANUFACTURER/DISTRIBUTOR, INSERVICED BY OTHER FACILITY STAFF. THE DEVICE WAS NOT DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF.