FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

HOSPIRA INC

MDR report key: 793123 · Received December 12, 2006

Report

Report Number
MW1041324
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
December 12, 2006
Date of Event
November 30, 2006
Report Date
December 4, 2006
Manufacturer
*
Product Code
DRS
Adverse Event
Yes
Product Problem
Yes
Report Source
Voluntary report
Reporter Location
TN, US
Reporter Occupation
NURSE

Narratives

Description of Event or Problem · 1

PATIENT'S WIFE CAME TO DOOR AND REPORTED THAT PT WAS EXPERIENCING A BURNING AND TINGLING SENSATION AT LEFT RADIAL ARTERIAL LINE SITE. I WENT AND LOOKED AT SITE, CHECKED HAND WARMTH, AND CAPILLARY REFILL. THE ARTERIAL LINE PRESSURE WAVEFORM WAS DAMPENED ON MONITOR. PRESSURE BAG WAS NOTED TO BE EMPTY, THEN TUBING TO MANIFOLD NOTED TO HAVE AIR IN LINE, AND THEN AIR NOTED TO ARTERIAL LINE SITE. BLOOD WAS ASPIRATED TO SAFESET, THEN STOPCOCK TO PT WAS TURNED OFF. A NEW FLUSH BAG WAS HUNG (NS), AND THE TUBING WAS FLUSHED AND RECONNECTED TO PT. HE THEN HAD A CORRECT WAVEFORM ON THE MONITOR. THE CARDIAC ANCP WAS HERE AT BEDSIDE. BLOOD COULD BE ASPIRATED, BUT THE SAFESET COULD NOT BE FLUSHED THE FULL 10CC. ONLY 7CC COULD BE FLUSHED. WE STARTED TO CHANGE THE MANIFOLD, BUT PT CONTINUED TO COMPLAIN OF A BURNING SENSATION AT SITE. ORDER TO DISCONTINUE ARTERIAL LINE. HOSP CONTACT NOTIFIED OF EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION. TEAM LEADER ALSO NOTIFIED. MANIFOLD SENT FOR RETURN TO MFR.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
1 HOSPIRA INC MONITORING KIT WITH 03ML FLUSH DEVICE DRS * * UNK

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 52 YR Required Intervention