A nurse reported that an adult female, age unk, was warmed with a 3m bair paws flex gown in the outpatient ambulatory surgery ctr in (b)(6) 2015.There was no skin prep reported.When the pt was assessed in the operating room, she was alleged to have redness and itching where the gown touched the skin.She was given an injectable benadryl (diphenhydramine) because she could not take oral medications in the operating room.The reporter does not have the gown used nor the lot number.The warming unit was not tested by the biomed and the model number/serial number of the warning unit remains unk.
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