MalfunctionKRF
AC POWERCHARGER
Received Feb 13, 2002
Report 1220908-2002-00187 · MDR key 377573
Device
Generic name
Ac Power/battery Charger
Manufacturer
Zoll Medical Corp.Model number
80400001Catalog number
80400001
Lot number
NA
Product problems
- Inappropriate/Inadequate Shock/Stimulation
Patient
NA
- Electric Shock
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
COMPLAINANT ALLEGED THAT AFTER UNPLUGGING THE POWERCHARGER FROM THE WALL AC OUTLET, THE NURSE INADVERTENTLY TOUCHED THE AC PLUG'S METAL PRONGS AND REC'D AN ELECTRICAL SHOCK. THE COMPLAINANT INDICATED THAT THE NURSE WHO REC'D THE ELECTRICAL SHOCK DID NOT REQUIRE ANY MEDICAL ATTENTION AFTER THE EVENT OCCURRED, AND THE NURSE DID NOT SUFFER ANY LINGERING SIDE EFFECTS AS A RESULT OF THE SHOCK.