DeathCAP
AIRWAY PRESSURE MONITOR WITH ALARM
Received Dec 9, 1994 · Event occurred Oct 17, 1994
Report 36222-1994-09001 · MDR key 23464
Device
Generic name
Airway Pressure Monitor
Manufacturer
RespironicsModel number
302220 OEM MONAHANCatalog number
332259
Lot number
NA
Patient
8 MO
- Death
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
MOTHER RETURNED MY CALL (I HAD BEEN UNABLE TO REACH FAMILY FOR MANY DAYS) ON 10/18/94 AND TOLD ME THAT THE PT HAD DIED LAST NIGHT (10/17/94) IN THE HOSPITAL. SHE SAID SHE COULDN'T TELL ME WHAT HAD HAPPEN BUT THAT IT STARTED AT HOME AND WHEN THEY GOT TO THE HOSPITAL THE T WAS CLINICALLY BRAIN DEAD. SHE SAID THEERE WAS GOING TO BE AN INVESTIGATION & WANTED OUR EQUIPMENT LEFT AT HOME. SHE ALSO SAID IT WAS NOT OUR FAULT OR THE EQUIPMENT'S FAULT & NOT TO WORRY.