COCOON ADULT FULL ACCESS UNDERBODY PATIENT WARMING BLANKET

Description of Event or Problem

COCOON ADULT FULL ACCESS UNDERBODY PATIENT WARMING BLANKET WAS USED DURING C-SECTION. APPROX 2 DAYS LATER, RN (REGISTERED NURSE) NOTED WHAT APPEARED TO BE A BURN TO PATIENT'S BILATERAL BUTTOCKS WHILE COMPLETING ROUTINE ASSESSMENT. PATIENT DENIED ANY OTHER EXPOSURE OR TRAUMA TO THE AREA. STAFF COULD NOT THINK OF ANY OTHER DEVICES/EQUIPMENT/PRODUCTS USED THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE SUSPECTED BURN. BLANKET WAS NOT KEPT POST-OP SINCE NO ISSUES WERE ORIGINALLY SUSPECTED; THEREFORE, THE PRODUCT IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR RETURN.