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The State provided the following informati … The State provided the following information via facsimile:</br>The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified on Wednesday, October 18, 2006, by letter dated October 9, 2006, that a possible Medical Event involving a fetus took place in May 2006. According to a letter from the RSO at McLeod Regional Medical Center, a female patient was dosed with 14 microcuries of Iodine 131 on May 24, 2006, and 15 millicuries of Technetium 99m on May 25 as a prelude to a Nuclear Medicine Thyroid Therapy Ablation. The patient denied the possibility of pregnancy and signed an informed consent specifically addressing pregnancy and fetal exposure. This was following an explanation by the Radiologist of the exact procedure. A dose of Iodine 131 in the amount of 14.8 millicuries was then given the patient for the thyroid ablation.</br>The patient's OB/GYN physician notified the radiology department as of October 9, 2006, that the patient is now approximately 32 to 34 weeks pregnant. A calculation is being done to determine the exposure dose to the fetus and fetal thyroid. This information is to be sent to the Department once completed. This is all the information available on this situation and determination has not been made that it is a medical event. The investigation is still ongoing. The incident will be updated once additional material is received.</br>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.necessarily result in harm to the patient. +
04:00:00, 25 May 2006 +
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17:34:00, 26 October 2006 +
04:00:00, 25 May 2006 +
The State provided the following informati … The State provided the following information via facsimile:</br>The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified on Wednesday, October 18, 2006, by letter dated October 9, 2006, that a possible Medical Event involving a fetus took place in May 2006. According to a letter from the RSO at McLeod Regional Medical Center, a female patient was dosed with 14 microcuries of Iodine 131 on May 24, 2006, and 15 millicuries of Technetium 99m on May 25 as a prelude to a Nuclear Medicine Thyroid Therapy Ablation. The patient denied the possibility of pregnancy and signed an informed consent specifically addressing pregnancy and fetal exposure. This was following an explanation by the Radiologist of the exact procedure. A dose of Iodine 131 in the amount of 14.8 millicuries was then given the patient for the thyroid ablation.</br>The patient's OB/GYN physician notified the radiology department as of October 9, 2006, that the patient is now approximately 32 to 34 weeks pregnant. A calculation is being done to determine the exposure dose to the fetus and fetal thyroid. This information is to be sent to the Department once completed. This is all the information available on this situation and determination has not been made that it is a medical event. The investigation is still ongoing. The incident will be updated once additional material is received.</br>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.necessarily result in harm to the patient. +
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