The patient came into ct suite from the emergency room for a ct angiogram of the chest with contrast.After consent was obtained, the patient's iv line was checked for patency by flushing the line with normal saline and connected to the syringe containing contrast medication in the power injector.Once the exam was started and contrast injection started, it was noticed that the luer-lock of the syringe in the injector had broken off and the contrast material had emptied onto the patient, table and floor.A second attempt was made using a new injector syringe filled with contrast material, but this time the iv catheter in the patient's arm failed.No harm happened to the patient, but exam was not able to be completed as ordered.Ref# (b)(4).
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