BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)TalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toShareImportantInformationSutureCutIncorrectlyUnstructuredSign-OutEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsFailure toProvideOxygenBadErgonomics IneffectiveCPRPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPractice WrongDefibrillatorSettingFailure toProvideVentilationCriticalInformationDelayedUnlistedError:______________________________ Scrub inIncorrectlyIncorrectEquipmentLack ofPhysicianFollow-Through PoorHistoryTaking UnlistedError:______________________________Failure toOfferStandardof CareInadequatePPEFailure toFollowACLSProtocolMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomWrongDose ofElectricitySpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentIllegalDeclarationof DeathOverconfidentPhysicianInappropriateSurgicalSettingProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsIneffectiveDefibrillationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentSomethingReally Good:______________________________PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingWrongDose ofMedication ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure Failure toFixateEquipmentExcessiveOutsideDistractionsPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpProcedurePerformedIncorrectly NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family  BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)TalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toShareImportantInformationSutureCutIncorrectlyUnstructuredSign-OutEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsFailure toProvideOxygenBadErgonomics IneffectiveCPRPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPractice WrongDefibrillatorSettingFailure toProvideVentilationCriticalInformationDelayedUnlistedError:______________________________ Scrub inIncorrectlyIncorrectEquipmentLack ofPhysicianFollow-Through PoorHistoryTaking UnlistedError:______________________________Failure toOfferStandardof CareInadequatePPEFailure toFollowACLSProtocolMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomWrongDose ofElectricitySpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentIllegalDeclarationof DeathOverconfidentPhysicianInappropriateSurgicalSettingProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsIneffectiveDefibrillationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentSomethingReally Good:______________________________PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingWrongDose ofMedication ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure Failure toFixateEquipmentExcessiveOutsideDistractionsPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpProcedurePerformedIncorrectly NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family 

Medical Error Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Breaking Sterile Field (Gloves/ Hands)
  2. Talking About the Patient Like They Aren't There
  3. Breaking Sterile Field (Gown/Torso)
  4. Failure to Share Important Information
  5. Suture Cut Incorrectly
  6. Unstructured Sign-Out
  7. Early Cessation of Resuscitation Efforts
  8. Failure to Provide Oxygen
  9. Bad Ergonomics
  10. Ineffective CPR
  11. Performing Procedure Outside Scope of Practice
  12. Wrong Defibrillator Setting
  13. Failure to Provide Ventilation
  14. Critical Information Delayed
  15. Unlisted Error: __________ __________ __________
  16. Scrub in Incorrectly
  17. Incorrect Equipment
  18. Lack of Physician Follow-Through
  19. Poor History Taking
  20. Unlisted Error: __________ __________ __________
  21. Failure to Offer Standard of Care
  22. Inadequate PPE
  23. Failure to Follow ACLS Protocol
  24. Making Excuses for Medical Errors
  25. Unnecessarily Delaying Procedure
  26. Unsafe Foreign Objects in Operating Room
  27. Wrong Dose of Electricity
  28. Specialist Essential to Procedure Absent
  29. Illegal Declaration of Death
  30. Overconfident Physician
  31. Inappropriate Surgical Setting
  32. Prolonged Interruption of Compressions
  33. Ineffective Defibrillation
  34. Closed Loop Communication Absent
  35. Something Really Good: __________ __________ __________
  36. Primary Physician Cannot Be Reached
  37. Performing Procedure Beyond Level of Skill/Training
  38. Wrong Dose of Medication
  39. External Pressure/ Rushing a Procedure
  40. Failure to Fixate Equipment
  41. Excessive Outside Distractions
  42. Poor Operating Room Set-Up
  43. Procedure Performed Incorrectly
  44. Needlessly Removing Caregiver/ Family