FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HNA MILLENNIUM POWERCHART
MDR report key: 555335
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Received October 18, 2004
Report
- Report Number
- MW1033655
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 18, 2004
- Date of Event
- October 6, 2004
- Report Date
- October 16, 2004
- Manufacturer
- CERNER CORP.
- Product Code
- LNX
- Product Problem
- Yes
- Report Source
- Voluntary report
- Reporter Location
- GA, US
- Reporter Occupation
- PHARMACIST
Narratives
Description of Event or Problem · 1
MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST ENTERED PT'S DEMOGRAPHICS IN POWERCHART, BOTH ENGLISH AND METRIC HEIGHT MEASURES WERE ENTERED. DATA FOUND IN BOTH POWERCHART FLOW SHEET AND PHARMACY SYSTEM. AN ADDITIVE VALUE OF THE METRIC AND ENGLISH CONVERTED TO METRIC BY SYS. THIS PRESENTED PHARMACIST WITH FOUR ERRONEOUS VALUES TO DOSE MEDICATION BY, THE FALSE HEIGHT, AND CALCULATED BSA, IBW, AND CRCL CALCULATED BY SYS USING BAD HEIGHT. THIS HAS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS, POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING MEDICATION ERRORS.
Devices
| Seq | Brand | Generic | Product Code | Manufacturer | Model | Lot | UDI-DI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HNA MILLENNIUM POWERCHART | COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE, MEDICAL | LNX | CERNER CORP. | * | * |
Patients
| Seq | Age | Sex | Outcome | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 YR | Required Intervention |