Description of Event or Problem · 1
AN INCIDENT OCCURRED ON APRIL 21, 1993 INVOLVING A RESZIDENT WHO SUSTAINED A LARGED LACERATION OF HER ARM. IT WAS CAUSED BY THE METAL CLASP ON THE IDENTIFICATION BAND. THE Q & A COMMITTEE MET AND DETERMINED THAT ALL SIMILAR IDENTIFICATION BRACELETS WILLBE REMOVED AS OF THIS DATE (4/22/93) AND THE DON WILL LOOK INTO FINDING ALTERNATE SAFE BANDSDEVICE LABELED FOR SINGLE USE. PATIENT MEDICAL STATUS PRIOR TO EVENT: SATISFACTORY CONDITION. THERE WAS NOT MULTIPLE PATIENT INVOLVEMENT.INVALID DATA - ON DEVICE SERVICE/MAINTENANCE. NO DATA - REGARDING DATE LAST SERVICED. SERVICE PROVIDED BY: INVALID DATA. INVALID DATA - SERVICE RECORDS AVAILABILITY. NO IMMINENT HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH CLAIMED. DEVICE USED AS LABELED/INTENDED.DEVICE WAS EVALUATED AFTER THE EVENT. METHOD OF EVALUATION: VISUAL EXAMINATION. RESULTS OF EVALUATION: DESIGN - HUMAN FACTORS. CONCLUSION: DEVICE FAILURE OCCURRED AND WAS RELATED TO EVENT, OTHER. CERTAINTY OF DEVICE AS CAUSE OF OR CONTRIBUTOR TO EVENT: YES. CORRECTIVE ACTIONS: DEVICE PERMANENTLY REMOVED FROM SERVICE, OTHER. THE DEVICE WAS NOT DESTROYED/DISPOSED OF.