ENS Event | |
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16:15 Jun 21, 2004 | |
| Title | Medical Event |
| Event Description | Thallous Chloride (4 mCi of Tl-201) was injected into a patient without a prescription. A technician asked the patient before administering the dose if he/she was the person on the prescription. The patient responded positively. The technician administered the dose to the patient without checking the patient's wrist-band identification to confirm the patient's identity. The Thallous Chloride was prescribed to a different patient in preparation for an X-ray examination of the heart.
The physician notified the patient that he/she inadvertently received a 4 mCi dose of Thallous Chloride. The physician determined that no medical treatment was required to treat the effects of the misadministered dose. The technician has received counseling, a copy of the hospital's identification policy, and a written warning as a corrective measures action. |
| Where | |
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| Potomac Hospital Woodbridge, Virginia (NRC Region 1) | |
| License number: | 45-15367-01 |
| Organization: | Potomac Hospital |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(2) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+24.57 h1.024 days <br />0.146 weeks <br />0.0337 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Robert Yance 16:49 Jun 22, 2004 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Hixon |
| Last Updated: | Jun 22, 2004 |
| 40834 - NRC Website | |
Potomac Hospital with 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(2) | |
WEEKMONTHYEARENS 408342004-06-21T16:15:00021 June 2004 16:15:00
[Table view]10 CFR 35.3045(a)(2) Medical Event 2004-06-21T16:15:00 | |