inforMED
DeathGZE

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Received Apr 13, 1998 · Event occurred Apr 3, 1998

Report 162738 · MDR key 162738

Device

Generic name

Phrenic Nerve Stimulator

Manufacturer

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Model number

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Patient

6 YR

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

L.V.N. CAME ON DUTY AT 0700. PT'S LUNGS WERE CONGESTED. SHE GAVE PT A BATH, & CHANGED THE ADHESIVE TAPE WHICH KEPT THE PHRENIC NERVE STIMULATOR IN PLACE. PULSE OXIMETER ALARMED & O2 SATURATION WENT FROM 96% TO 86% WITHIN A FEW SECONDS. NO PULSE AT THIS TIME. 0820 911 CALLED & CPR STARTED.