Ecmo pump/console malfunction.Alarm from rotoflow console, accompanied by profound "burning" smell.Pt immediately clamped out, staff assist called, rotoflow head switched to hand crank.Once hand cranking established, pt unclamped to reestablish forward flow.Rotoflow pump and console switched out.Rotoflow head switched from hand crank back to pump.Console reset and zeroed, rpm's up.Pt then unclamped, ecmo flow reestablished.Pt experienced a brief code with 1 min of cpr given when ecmo pump failed.
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