FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HNA MILLENNIUM POWERCHART

MDR report key: 555335 · 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