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| event date = 07/18/2008 10:00 MDT | | event date = 07/18/2008 10:00 MDT | ||
| last update date = 07/28/2008 | | last update date = 07/28/2008 | ||
| title = Medical Error - Wrong Chemical Used | | title = Medical Error - Wrong Chemical Used in Patient Treatment | ||
| event text = On the date described [07/18/08] an outpatient reported to the Nuclear Medicine Department for a Nuclear Medicine whole body bone scan. The technician drew up and injected the patient with 24.3 mCi mTc99 Sestamibi, I.V. instead of the proper cold kit which would have been Medronate. The error was not discovered until the patient returned 3 hours later for scanning and it was observed that the isotope was not properly tagged. Upon investigation, the reason for the poor tag was discovered. The patient was informed as well as the Department Manager, and the on-duty staff Radiologist. It was agreed by all that the patient would return on 07/21/08 to perform the study properly. According to the Radiation Absorbed Dose Table, the patient received the following: | | event text = On the date described [07/18/08] an outpatient reported to the Nuclear Medicine Department for a Nuclear Medicine whole body bone scan. The technician drew up and injected the patient with 24.3 mCi mTc99 Sestamibi, I.V. instead of the proper cold kit which would have been Medronate. The error was not discovered until the patient returned 3 hours later for scanning and it was observed that the isotope was not properly tagged. Upon investigation, the reason for the poor tag was discovered. The patient was informed as well as the Department Manager, and the on-duty staff Radiologist. It was agreed by all that the patient would return on 07/21/08 to perform the study properly. According to the Radiation Absorbed Dose Table, the patient received the following: | ||
Gallbladder Wall - 1.6 Rads, Small Intestine - 2.4 Rads, Upper Large Intestine Wall - 4.32 Rads, Lower Large Intestine Wall - 3.12 Rads, Stomach Wall - 0.48 Rads, Heart Wall - 0.40 Rads, Kidneys - 1.6 Rads, Liver - 0.48 Rads, Lungs - 0.24 Rads, Bone Surfaces - 0.56 Rads, Thyroid - 0.56, Testes - 0.24 Rads, Red Marrow - 0.40 Rads, Urinary Bladder Wall - 1.6 Rads, Total Body - 0.40 Rads. | Gallbladder Wall - 1.6 Rads, Small Intestine - 2.4 Rads, Upper Large Intestine Wall - 4.32 Rads, Lower Large Intestine Wall - 3.12 Rads, Stomach Wall - 0.48 Rads, Heart Wall - 0.40 Rads, Kidneys - 1.6 Rads, Liver - 0.48 Rads, Lungs - 0.24 Rads, Bone Surfaces - 0.56 Rads, Thyroid - 0.56, Testes - 0.24 Rads, Red Marrow - 0.40 Rads, Urinary Bladder Wall - 1.6 Rads, Total Body - 0.40 Rads. | ||
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| Where | |
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| Memorial Hospital - Sheridan, Wy Sheridan, Wyoming (NRC Region 4) | |
| License number: | 49-10982-02 |
| Organization: | Memorial Hospital - Sheridan, Wy |
| Reporting | |
| 10 CFR 35.3045(a)(2) | |
| Time - Person (Reporting Time:+238.43 h9.935 days <br />1.419 weeks <br />0.327 months <br />) | |
| Opened: | Thomas Nance 14:26 Jul 28, 2008 |
| NRC Officer: | Jeff Rotton |
| Last Updated: | Jul 28, 2008 |
| 44371 - NRC Website | |