FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HNA MILLENIUM POWERCHART

MDR report key: 558593 · Received October 22, 2004

Report

Report Number
MW1033654
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
October 22, 2004
Date of Event
October 16, 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

NURSE ENTERING PT INFO INTO HIM - POWERCHART. UPON ENTERING HEIGHT THEY ENTERED BOTH METRIC AND ENGLISH MEASURES. WHEN THIS DATA COMES TO PHARMACY SYSTEM THE HEIGHT MEASURES ARE ADDED TOGETHER. THIS THEN PRESENTS FALSE INFO FOR PHARMACY TO USE FOR DOSE CALCULATIONS (BSA, IBW, CRCL). THESE COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS OR LIFE THREATENING MEDICATION ERRORS. THE SAME SUMMARY OF HEIGHT IS DISPLAYED ON FLOWSHEET IN POWERCHART.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HNA MILLENIUM POWERCHART COMPUTER AND SOFTWARE, MEDICAL LNX CERNER CORP * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 73 YR Required Intervention