The plastic sheath covering the metal prongs became dislodged when changing the patient ekg leads on the pediatric adapter being used for patient monitoring.On the next day, the patient was receiving a bath and changing ekg leads.The pediatric ekg adapter came apart during this time exposing metal prongs.The department representative indicated that their unit uses ge pediatric adapters to fit their unit's smaller patients.Clorox wipes are used to clean the adapters.This is not a recurring problem, although it happens every so often.
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