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Unomedical reference number (b)(4).Event occurred in the united states.It was reported that a child patient had vomiting, was screaming in pain and experienced diabetic ketoacidosis due to bent cannula at infusion site.Reportedly, the patient did not have a normal eating schedule.Therefore, the patient was admitted to the hospital on (b)(6) 2019 and on (b)(6) 2019, with blood glucose level in 500's mg/dl, due to crimped cannula, as it was curled into a squarish which they noticed when they removed the infusion set.The site location was the patient's abdomen.During hospitalization, the patient was put on an intravenous drip (zofran).Unomedical do not see bent/kinking as being related to human factors, but rather as a training issue including correct choices of insertion sites and infusion sets and cannula length.Furthermore, the soft cannula is a flexible material that during use and upon removal can bend slightly.No further information available.
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