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Patient arrived code 3 to emergency department. C. P. R. In progress. Code blue team called upon arrival to emergency department. C. P. R. Continued with no response noted in patient progress. Patient was attached to lifepak 9 defibrillator/monitor and defibrillation cables. Patient was subsequently defibrillated 2 times. Upon the third times the defibrillator failed to accept a charge and was unusable. Patient was immediately transferred to an adjacent lifepak 10 defibrillator/monitor. Patient did not respond to treatment and subsequently expireddevice not labeled for single use. Patient medical status prior to event: critical condition. There was not multiple patient involvement. Device serviced in accordance with service schedule. Date last serviced: 01-jan-93. Service provided by: user facility biomedical/bioengineering department. Service records available. Imminent hazard to public health claimed. Device used as labeled/intended. Device was evaluated after the event. Method of evaluation: electrical tests performed, mechanical tests performed, performance tests performed, visual examination. Results of evaluation: component failure. Conclusion: other. Certainty of device as cause of or contributor to event: no. Corrective actions: device repaired and put back in service, device returned to manufacturer/dealer/distributor. Invalid data - on device destroyed/disposed of status.
Patient Sequence No: 1, Text Type: D, B5