Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.The patient's father reported that in one of the sets, after having lunch, the patient's blood glucose level started going up (550 mg/dl) and the father replaced his set.When the patient's father took the old set off, the entire needle broke off into the patient's body and it stayed in it.Two days before the event, the first set was inserted, and his father gave him a manual injection.On the day of the event, the patient had to go to the hospital to get the needle removed.He visited the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital with blood glucose level around 120 mg/dl.The set's insertion location was at the upper buttock area.The infusion set had been in use for two days.The patient underwent surgery as medical treatment to remove the needle from the body.On the day of this report, it was stated that the needle was not in his body.No further information available.
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