Failure toProvideOxygen WrongDefibrillatorSetting IneffectiveCPR NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family PoorOperatingRoomSet-UpSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeExcessiveOutsideDistractionsSutureCutIncorrectlyInappropriateSurgicalSettingFailure toFollowACLSProtocol ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure BadErgonomicsBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)WrongDose ofMedicationLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnstructuredSign-Out BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedInadequatePPE PoorHistoryTaking UnlistedError:______________________________IncorrectEquipmentOverconfidentPhysicianCriticalInformationDelayedFailure toProvideVentilationWrongDose ofElectricityProlongedInterruption ofCompressions Scrub inIncorrectlyProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyFailure toShareImportantInformationSomethingReally Good:______________________________UnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereIneffectiveDefibrillationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentFailure toFixateEquipmentUnlistedError:______________________________IllegalDeclarationof DeathPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureFailure toOfferStandardof CareFailure toProvideOxygen WrongDefibrillatorSetting IneffectiveCPR NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family PoorOperatingRoomSet-UpSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeExcessiveOutsideDistractionsSutureCutIncorrectlyInappropriateSurgicalSettingFailure toFollowACLSProtocol ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure BadErgonomicsBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)WrongDose ofMedicationLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnstructuredSign-Out BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedInadequatePPE PoorHistoryTaking UnlistedError:______________________________IncorrectEquipmentOverconfidentPhysicianCriticalInformationDelayedFailure toProvideVentilationWrongDose ofElectricityProlongedInterruption ofCompressions Scrub inIncorrectlyProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyFailure toShareImportantInformationSomethingReally Good:______________________________UnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereIneffectiveDefibrillationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentFailure toFixateEquipmentUnlistedError:______________________________IllegalDeclarationof DeathPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureFailure toOfferStandardof Care

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