InjuryCAN

LIFE SAFETY PRODUCTS (LSP)

Received Aug 2, 2019 · Event occurred Jul 21, 2019

Report MW5088635 · MDR key 8854596

Device

Generic name

Regulator, Pressure, Gas Cylinder

Manufacturer

Allied Healthcare Products, Inc.

Model number

270-20

Product problems

Fire

Patient

Not reported

Burn, Thermal
Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn
Burn, Thermal
Partial thickness (Second Degree) Burn

Narrative

Description of Event or Problem

CALLER CALLED TO REPORT THAT ON (B)(6) 2019 IN THE EVENING EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WAS CALLED TO TRANSPORT A PT TO (B)(6); ON ARRIVAL INTO THE HOSP WITH THE PT ON THE STRETCHER CONNECTED TO OXYGEN BOTTLE, THE EMT NOTICED THAT THE REGULATOR THAT WAS ATTACHED TO THE STRETCHER WAS NOT IN THE ON POSITION. ONCE HE TURNED THE REGULATOR ON, THE DEVICE COMBUSTED INTO FLAMES. THE EMT SUFFERED SECOND DEGREE BURNS TO HIS HAND AND THE PT ON THE STRETCHER HAD MINOR BURNS TO THE TOP HEAD AND HIS HAIR.