FDA Adverse Event Other Summary report: N

FIRST STEP SELECT

MDR report key: 572936 · Received February 10, 2005

Report

Report Number
572936
Event Type
Other
Date Received
February 10, 2005
Date of Event
January 2, 2005
Report Date
February 3, 2005
Manufacturer
KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC.
Product Code
IKY
Report Source
User Facility report
Reporter Location
MN, US
Reporter Occupation
RISK MANAGER

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

FIRST STEP SELECT MATTRESS PLACED ON HILL ROM BED. THE PATIENT WAS FOUND LAYING ON THE FLOOR NEXT TO THE BED. PATIENT WAS LAYING ON TOP OF THE FIRST STEP SELECT MATTRESS. APPARENTLY THE MATTRESS AND PATIENT SLID FROM THE BED. IT WAS NOTED THAT TWO SIDE RAILS WERE UP, BUT STAFF DID NOT RECORD NOR RECALL IF THE HEAD OF BED WAS RAISED. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE STRAPS FROM THE FIRST STEP SELECT MATTRESS OVERLAY HAD NOT BEEN HOOKED TO THE BED FRAME. STAFF WAS INSTRUCTED TO CHECK THE STRAPS ON MATTRESS TO ASSURE THAT THEY ARE SECURED TO THE BED.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 FIRST STEP SELECT MATTRESS OVERLAY IKY KINETIC CONCEPTS, INC. * *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 88 YR