ENS Event | |
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05:00 Jul 9, 2009 | |
| Title | Agreement State Report - Medical Event Involving Radiopharmaceuticals |
| Event Description | The following report was received from the State of Louisiana via facsimile:
On July 9, 2009, a facility reported a mislabeled unit dose from GE Healthcare nuclear pharmacy. Three 20 mCi unit doses of Tc-99m MDP (bone scans) were ordered by Ochsner [a medical facility]. Two patients were injected. After viewing the images, it was determined that the unit doses were mislabeled. An investigation of GE Healthcare was performed. A preliminary cause was determined to be a mix up of MDP cold vial with DTPA [renal scans] as they closely resemble each other with the same vial configuration and same color label. Contributing factors leading to the incident were Tc-99m/Mo-99 shortage, late arrival of generators, increased number of kits to prepare as a result of the shortage, and pharmacist working alone. Corrective actions involved reviewing procedures and discontinuing manual changes of inventory dispensed on prescription labels. Louisiana incident number: LA090017 A Medical Event may indicate potential problems in a medical facility's use of radioactive materials. It does not necessarily result in harm to the patient. |
| Where | |
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| Ge Healthcare New Orleans, Louisiana (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | LA-5470-L01 |
| Organization: | Louisiana Deq |
| Reporting | |
| Agreement State | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+1133.95 h47.248 days <br />6.75 weeks <br />1.553 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Ann Troxler 10:57 Aug 25, 2009 |
| NRC Officer: | Dong Park |
| Last Updated: | Aug 25, 2009 |
| 45291 - NRC Website | |
Ge Healthcare with Agreement State | |
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