InjuryFNP
MALE URINAL
Received Mar 29, 2016 · Event occurred Mar 22, 2016
Report MW5061418 · MDR key 5541599
Device
Product problems
- Fail-Safe Design Failure
Patient
Not reported
- Abrasion
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
- Abrasion
- Hemorrhage/Blood Loss/Bleeding
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
AN INPATIENT WAS USING URINAL IN BATHROOM TO URINATE AND SCRAPED THE HEAD OF HIS PENIS WITH THE SHARP EDGE OF URINAL. THIS RESULTED IN AN ABRASION WHICH BLED. PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO ABRASION AND BLEEDING STOPPED AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES. PATIENT WAS ON ANTICOAGULANT MEDICATION.