FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

EZ WAY INC.

MDR report key: 5367464 · Received March 2, 2005

Report

Report Number
5367464
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
March 2, 2005
Date of Event
February 7, 2005
Report Date
February 15, 2005
Manufacturer
EZWAY INC
Product Code
FNG
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
NE, US
Reporter Occupation
0

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

WENT TO LIFT RESIDENT FROM BED TO WHEELCHAIR E-ZEE TOTAL LIFT USING MULTI PURPOSE SLING. RESIDENT WAS LIFTED IN SLING WHEN CAREGIVER NOTICED RESIDENT WAS INCONTINENT, THEREFORE LOWERED RESIDENT BACK ONTO BED AND DID RESIDENT CARES. BECAUSE LIFT SLING WAS SOILED A CHUCK WAS PLACED BETWEEN RESIDENT AND SLING TO KEEP RESIDENT DRY. CARE GIVERS STATED THAT THE WET SLING AND THE USE OF THE CHUCK CAUSED THE RESIDENT TO SLIDE OUT OF THE LIFT SLING. THERE WERE THREE CAREGIVERS IN ROOM DURING THE TRANSFER OF THE RESIDENT. ONCE CAREGIVER NOTICED THAT RESIDENT WAS GOING TO FALL FROM SLING AND TWO EMPLOYEES CAUGHT FRONT OF RESIDENT AND KEPT RESIDENT FROM FALLING FORWARD AFTER RESIDENT LEGS WERE UNDER HIM ON FLOOR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 EZ WAY INC. TOTAL LIFT FNG EZWAY INC 796

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 83 YR Hospitalization