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Description of Event or Problem

PT'S FOREARM SUSTAINED 3-4 BURN BLISTERS AFTER UNDERGOING SWEAT CHLORIDE TEST. THIS WAS REPORTED BY CHILD'S MOTHER AFTER THEY RETURNED HOME. NO MEDICAL TREATMENT REQUIRED.====================== HEALTH PROFESSIONAL'S IMPRESSION======================LOW VOLTAGE ON SWEAT TEST APPARATUS LEAD TO HIGH AMPS. THIS WAS DUE TO LOW BATTERY CHARGE. BATTERIES REPLACED. RECOMMENDATION BY HOSPITAL BIOMED IS TO CHANGE BATTERIES EVERY 6 MONTHS.====================== MANUFACTURER RESPONSE FOR SWEAT TEST APPARATUS, (BRAND NOT PROVIDED)======================PEDS PULMONARY CLINIC SPOKE WITH MANUFACTURER. I AM UNAWARE WHAT WAS SAID DURING THE CONVERSATION.