InappropriateSurgicalSettingInadequatePPEIllegalDeclarationof DeathUnlistedError:______________________________Failure toProvideVentilationBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)OverconfidentPhysicianTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThere BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)Failure toOfferStandardof CareExcessiveOutsideDistractionsUnstructuredSign-OutSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentWrongDose ofMedication WrongDefibrillatorSettingUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureCriticalInformationDelayedWrongDose ofElectricityUnlistedError:______________________________ProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyIncorrectEquipmentFailure toShareImportantInformationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent IneffectiveCPRPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeFailure toFollowACLSProtocol NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family SutureCutIncorrectlyFailure toFixateEquipment ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure PoorOperatingRoomSet-UpEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsIneffectiveDefibrillationSomethingReally Good:______________________________ PoorHistoryTaking MakingExcusesfor MedicalErrors Scrub inIncorrectlyPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomBadErgonomicsFailure toProvideOxygenPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingInappropriateSurgicalSettingInadequatePPEIllegalDeclarationof DeathUnlistedError:______________________________Failure toProvideVentilationBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)OverconfidentPhysicianTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThere BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)Failure toOfferStandardof CareExcessiveOutsideDistractionsUnstructuredSign-OutSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentWrongDose ofMedication WrongDefibrillatorSettingUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureCriticalInformationDelayedWrongDose ofElectricityUnlistedError:______________________________ProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyIncorrectEquipmentFailure toShareImportantInformationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent IneffectiveCPRPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeFailure toFollowACLSProtocol NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family SutureCutIncorrectlyFailure toFixateEquipment ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure PoorOperatingRoomSet-UpEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsIneffectiveDefibrillationSomethingReally Good:______________________________ PoorHistoryTaking MakingExcusesfor MedicalErrors Scrub inIncorrectlyPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomBadErgonomicsFailure toProvideOxygenPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/Training

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