WrongDose ofMedicationFailure toProvideOxygenProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsFailure toShareImportantInformation NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family SutureCutIncorrectlyInappropriateSurgicalSettingUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tTherePerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedOverconfidentPhysician WrongDefibrillatorSettingPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsSomethingReally Good:______________________________ Scrub inIncorrectlyUnlistedError:______________________________UnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomExcessiveOutsideDistractions IneffectiveCPRClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpFailure toProvideVentilation BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)Failure toFixateEquipmentBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)EarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnlistedError:______________________________WrongDose ofElectricityFailure toOfferStandardof CareFailure toFollowACLSProtocolCriticalInformationDelayedIllegalDeclarationof Death ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure InadequatePPE PoorHistoryTaking IneffectiveDefibrillationSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentUnstructuredSign-OutIncorrectEquipmentLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughBadErgonomicsWrongDose ofMedicationFailure toProvideOxygenProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsFailure toShareImportantInformation NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family SutureCutIncorrectlyInappropriateSurgicalSettingUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tTherePerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedOverconfidentPhysician WrongDefibrillatorSettingPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsSomethingReally Good:______________________________ Scrub inIncorrectlyUnlistedError:______________________________UnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomExcessiveOutsideDistractions IneffectiveCPRClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpFailure toProvideVentilation BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)Failure toFixateEquipmentBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)EarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnlistedError:______________________________WrongDose ofElectricityFailure toOfferStandardof CareFailure toFollowACLSProtocolCriticalInformationDelayedIllegalDeclarationof Death ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure InadequatePPE PoorHistoryTaking IneffectiveDefibrillationSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentUnstructuredSign-OutIncorrectEquipmentLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughBadErgonomics

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