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
Manufacturer
Highland LaboratoriesModel number
NACatalog 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.