ENS 50554

v t e ENS Event
07:00 Oct 17, 2014
Title	Agreement State Report - Medical Misadministration
Event Description	The following information was received via email: This is the initial notification that, on Friday, October 17th in Nuclear Medicine at OHSU [Oregon Health and Science University], a patient who was supposed to receive 25 mCi Tc-99m Sestamibi for a parathyroid scan was injected with 25.9 mCi of Tc-99m MDP, a bone scanning agent. The patient was notified, as was the referring physician. The patient was accompanied to meet with the referring physician. At this time, the exam will not be rescheduled. Investigation with the injecting technologist still in progress, and a letter will be sent to the patient. Radiation protection services will follow up with additional information. Oregon Incident Number: 14-0040 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.

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Where
Oregon Health And Science University Portland, Oregon (NRC Region 4)
License number:	90013
Organization:	Or Dept Of Health Rad Protection
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+100.53 h4.189 days <br />0.598 weeks <br />0.138 months <br />)
Opened:	Todd Carpenter 11:32 Oct 21, 2014
NRC Officer:	Richard Smith
Last Updated:	Oct 21, 2014
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