InjuryIME
MCKESSON
Received Sep 20, 2012 · Event occurred Aug 13, 2012
Report 1451040-2012-00014 · MDR key 2754718
Device
Generic name
Reusable Hot/cold Compress
Manufacturer
Rapid Aid Ltd. 4120a Sladeview CrescentCatalog number
59-610R
Lot number
UNK
Product problems
- Use of Device Problem
Patient
UNK
- Burn, Thermal
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
THE END USER REPORTED TO US THE FOLLOWING: ON THE EVENING OF (B)(6) 2012, THE END USER PLACED THE 59-610R REUSABLE COMPRESS IN HIS FREEZER FOR ONE HOUR PRIOR TO PUTTING INTO A TOWEL AND APPLYING TO HIS RIGHT SHOULDER. HE APPLIED THE COMPRESS WRAPPED IN A TOWEL TO HIS SHOULDER FOR AN HOUR OR MORE. THE NEXT MORNING HE NOTICED AN INJURY AND WENT TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. EMERGENCY ROOM PERSONNEL INFORMED HIM THAT HE HAS A SECOND DEGREE BURN. HE WAS TREATED AND RELEASED.