InjuryCBF
VITAERES 320
Received May 21, 2014 · Event occurred Jun 9, 2011
Report 3006777109-2014-00001 · MDR key 3838661
Device
Product problems
- Disconnection
- Device Dislodged or Dislocated
Patient
19 YR
- Death
- Suffocation
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
OCCUPANT WAS PLACED IN A PORTABLE SOFT-SIDED HYPERBARIC CHAMBER AND LEFT UNATTENDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS. PARENTS OF DECEASED ALLEGE THE AIRE HOSE LEADING FROM THE OIL-LESS AIR COMPRESSOR TO THE CHAMBER BECAME DETACHED DURING TREATMENT AND OCCUPANT SUFFOCATED FROM LACK OF AIR. ONE OF THE FIRST RESPONDERS INDICATED THAT THE HOSE WAS ATTACHED. REF MFR # 2438426-2014-0001.