FDA Adverse Event
Injury
Summary report: N
HNA MILLENIUM POWERCHART
MDR report key: 558600
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Received October 25, 2004
Report
- Report Number
- MW1033653
- Event Type
- Injury
- Date Received
- October 25, 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
PRACTITIONER ENTERED PT HEIGHT INTO POWERCHART SYSTEM IN BOTH METRIC AND ENGLISH MEASURE. THESE VALUES THEN POSTED IN PHARMACY SYSTEM AS THE SUM OF THE NUMBER IN METRIC. THIS SYSTEM ERROR THEN CREATES OTHER VOILATION ERRORS BY THE SYSTEM, WHICH YIELDS FALSE BSA, IBW, AND CRCL - ALL THESE VALUES ARE USED BY PHARMARICIST TO VERIFY OR CALCULATE MEDICATION DOSES. THE FALSE INFO HAS POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS MEDICATION ERRORS.
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 | 55 YR | Required Intervention |