FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

PHILIPS/DATA CRITICAL STAT VIEW PAGER

MDR report key: 489173 · Received September 19, 2003

Report

Report Number
489173
Event Type
Death
Date Received
September 19, 2003
Date of Event
August 28, 2003
Report Date
September 19, 2003
Manufacturer
PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.
Product Code
MSX
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NY, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WHILE THE PT WAS BEING MONITORED ON TELEMETRY, THEY DEVELOPED EPISODES OF VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA AT TWO DIFFERENT INTERVALS WITHIN 3 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. THE LAST EPISODE RESULTED IN ASYSTOLE. THE TELEMETRY TRANSMITTER PAGERS FAILED TO ALARM AND NOTIFY THE PRIMARY NURSE AND OTHER NURSING STAFF THAT THE PT HAD AN ABNORMAL HEART RHYTHM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 PHILIPS/DATA CRITICAL STAT VIEW PAGER PAGER MSX PHILIPS MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC. PN: 300-0317-03 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 74 YR Death