DeathDRK
LIFEPAK 15 MONITOR / DEFIBRILLATOR
Received Mar 22, 2019 · Event occurred Mar 9, 2019
Report 8457056 · MDR key 8457056
Product problems
- Operating System Becomes Nonfunctional
Patient
72 YR
- Death
- Death
Narrative
Description of Event or Problem
MEDICAL CREW ATTEMPTED TO USE THE LP15 FOR DEFIBRILLATION WHILE PT WAS IN CARDIAC ARREST. THE CREW WITNESSED AN APPARENT SHOCK FOLLOWED BY THE MONITOR TURNING NON-RESPONSIVE. AN ALTERNATE MACHINE WAS AVAILABLE AND PLACED ON THE PT, REPLACING THE LP15.