FDA Adverse Event Death Summary report: N

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MDR report key: 656572 · Received December 20, 2005

Report

Report Number
MW4004106
Event Type
Death
Date Received
December 20, 2005
Report Date
November 16, 2005
Manufacturer
SALTER LABS
Product Code
CAT
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
NJ, US
Reporter Occupation
RESPIRATORY THERAPIST

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

KNOWN SMOKER: PT ALLEGEDLY LIT A CIGARETTE WHILE WEARING NASAL CANNULA AND USING OXYGEN FROM SIZE CYLINDER. REPORT FROM PT'S CAREGIVER INDICATED POSSIBILITY PATIENT WAS INTOXICATED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. EQUIPMENT AND CYLINDER RETURNED TO CO. NASAL CANNULA PRONGS SLIGHTLY BLACKENED - NO OTHER VISIBLE DAMAGE NOTED ON CYLINDER OR REGULATOR. CANNULA AND CYLINDER PHOTOGRAPHED. CYLINDER RETURNED EMPTY.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 * HASAL CANNULA CAT SALTER LABS 1600 *

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 67 YR Death