Patient Problem
No Consequences Or Impact To Patient (2199)
Event Date 04/19/2016
Event Type
Malfunction
Event Description
The ekg monitor/cables were not working.
The patient was with no ekg for over an hour.
After switching between wires, cables, and monitors, we concluded that the ekg wires, the ekg cable and the monitor itself all malfunctioned.
All three had to be changed together to get a functional ekg.
No patient harm.