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InjuryKSQ

ADJUSTABLE AUTOMATIC DONOR SCALE

Received Jul 11, 2000 · Event occurred Jun 15, 2000

Report 1036337-2000-00002 · MDR key 286641

Device

Generic name

Adjustable Automatic Donor Scale

Model number

NA

Catalog number

4R4419

Lot number

UNK

Product problems

  • Other (for use when an appropriate device code cannot be identified)

Patient

30 YR

  • Bleeding
  • Laceration(s)
  • Therapy/non-surgical treatment, additional

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

THE CENTER REPORTED THAT A DONOR WAS WALKING PAST AN AUTOMATIC DONOR SCALE THAT WAS ATTACHED TO A DONOR CHAIR. THE DONOR CAME INTO CONTACT WITH THE AUTOMATIC DONOR SCALE AND REC'D WHAT WAS DESCRIBED AS A 2 INCH LACERATION WITH ACTIVE BLEEDING. THE CARE GIVEN WAS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THE AREA WAS MADE TO BLEED AND WAS SCRUBBED FOR 3 MINUTES WITH GREEN SOAP AND ALCOHOL. IT WAS THEN SCRUBBED WITH BETADINE AND PREPPED WITH BACDOWN STERILE DRESSING. THE DONOR HAD CURRENT TETANUS.