ENS 47891

v t e ENS Event
19:00 May 1, 2012
Title	Agreement State Report - Radioactive Spill During Medical Treatment
Event Description	The SC Department of Health and Environmental Control was notified on Wednesday, May 2, 2012, at 1400 hrs, that a nurse's aide was attempting to empty a Foley bag containing I-131 at 1500 hrs on May 1, 2012, when she inadvertently spilled 200-300 cc of the contents of the bag on the floor, her shoe and sock. The patient had received 203 mCi of I-131 for in-patient treatment. The Supervisor, Nuclear Med, was notified and the nurse's aide's foot was decontaminated. Surveys after the decontamination did not indicate the presence of any radioactive material on her skin. The nurse's aide had a bioassay on May 2, 2012, and no uptake was indicated. Absorbent paper had been placed on the floor prior to the in-patient procedure and most of the spill was contained on the absorbent paper. A 12 x 100 inch area of the floor under the patient bed may have contamination and the area will be cleaned and surveyed once the patient has been released. [The Nuclear Med Supervisor] was advised by [South Carolina] to submit a written report detailing this event to the [South Carolina] Department within 30 days. The event is open and pending the licensee's investigation and report to the [South Carolina] Department. Updates will be made through the national NMED system.

ENS 47891 +/-
Where
Mcleod Regional Medical Center Florence, South Carolina (NRC Region 1)
License number:	139
Organization:	Sc Div Of Health & Env Control
Reporting

Agreement State
Time - Person (Reporting Time:+19.25 h0.802 days <br />0.115 weeks <br />0.0264 months <br />)
Opened:	Mark Windham 14:15 May 2, 2012
NRC Officer:	Mark Abramovitz
Last Updated:	May 2, 2012
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