ENS 40101

v t e ENS Event
14:30 Aug 8, 2003
Title	Female Not Knowing That She Was Pregnant Was Administered Iodine-131
Event Description	A female doctor not knowing that she was pregnant was administered 29.8 millicuries of iodine-131 for a hyper thyroid condition. She was asked if she was pregnant and she stated that she was not pregnant and she chose not to take a pregnancy test before being administered the iodine-131. Today, Community Hospital of Anderson, IN was notified that the female patient was 15 weeks pregnant when she received the 29.8 millicuries of iodine-131. The patient has been informed by her doctor. Calculated total body dose to the fetus is 11.69 rads and the calculated dose to the fetal thyroid is 27,840 rads.

ENS 40101 +/-
Where
Community Hospital Of Anderson Anderson, Indiana (NRC Region 3)
License number:	13-10205-01
Organization:	Community Hospital Of Anderson
Reporting

10 CFR 35.3045(a)(2)
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+414.83 h17.285 days <br />2.469 weeks <br />0.568 months <br />)
Opened:	Joe Rastetter 21:20 Aug 25, 2003
NRC Officer:	John Mackinnon
Last Updated:	Aug 25, 2003
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Community Hospital Of Anderson with 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(2)
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