Pain Pumps and Human Error

Unsafe Products

When pain pumps work properly, they are a godsend but when they don't, pain pumps are dangerous weapons.

The problem with pain pumps is what they do not take into account - human error. Medical device makers do not consider that human error or human interaction whether it be the patient himself, patient's caregiver, or a night nurse on duty may have difficulty programming the pain pump to deliver the correct amount of pain medication.

Should a medical device be this problematic? Pain pump operation poses adverse complications such as drug overdoses as a result of programming errors.

Mistakes happen and when they do, nobody wants to raise their hand and say they made one. When mistakes are made, they are generally under reported. Staff does not like to be blamed or fired. Programming pain pump errors that lead to overdoses are not uncommon.

By its very nature, medical equipment is complex. Manufacturers of medical devices like the pain pump should take into consideration that humans are prone to human error and be designed accordingly without the ability to cause accidental deaths and adverse effects.

Has a loved gone into a coma or died because of a pain pump that was not properly programmed? Please contact the Clark, Perdue & List Co, LPA law firm to find out if you have a defective pain pump lawsuit.