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During in-service training for the proper placement, securement, and the need to check and rotate the sensor; a member of the nursing staff realized that a sensor on a patient had not been checked.The patient was evaluated and skin under the sensor had become visibly purple in color.The nurse suggested her best guess was that the sensor had been in place for several days.The patient was re-evaluated later in the evening and the site had turned noticeably darker with some thickening of the surface.The risk management department for the hospital was later contacted to obtain additional information.They were unable to locate any reports regarding this event.No additional information is available from the healthcare facility at this time.This report will be updated if relevant information becomes available.
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