ASTODIA (CONTROL UNIT)

Description of Event or Problem

INFANT BORN PREMATURELY AT 37 WEEKS GESTATION. INFANT REQUIRED CARE IN SPECIAL CARE NURSERY. ON DOL (DAY OF LIFE) #1, INFANT DEVELOPED 2 BLISTERS (1 ON LEFT ARM & 1 ON LEFT HAND). THE BLISTERS WERE ASSESSED BY PROVIDER & WOUND CARE AND CARED FOR WITH DRESSING CHANGES. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THESE 2 BLISTERS WERE A BURN RELATED TO A TRANSILLUMINATOR USED TO ASSIST WITH BLOOD COLLECTION. THE INFANT HAS REQUIRED ON-GOING DRESSING CHANGES TO THE AREA AND IS BEING FOLLOWED BY PLASTIC SURGERY FOR WOUND MANAGEMENT. NO ACUTE INTERVENTIONS HAVE BEEN NEEDED AT THE TIME OF THIS REPORT.