ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure TalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereOverconfidentPhysicianLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughFailure toShareImportantInformationIneffectiveDefibrillationUnlistedError:______________________________BreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)MakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsSutureCutIncorrectlyExcessiveOutsideDistractionsFailure toProvideVentilationProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyFailure toFollowACLSProtocolFailure toProvideOxygenSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentInadequatePPEUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureCriticalInformationDelayedPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/Training IneffectiveCPRWrongDose ofMedication PoorHistoryTaking Failure toOfferStandardof CareUnlistedError:______________________________BadErgonomics WrongDefibrillatorSettingIncorrectEquipmentInappropriateSurgicalSettingSomethingReally Good:______________________________ProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsUnstructuredSign-OutFailure toFixateEquipmentPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEfforts NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family  Scrub inIncorrectlyClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeWrongDose ofElectricityIllegalDeclarationof Death ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure TalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereOverconfidentPhysicianLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughFailure toShareImportantInformationIneffectiveDefibrillationUnlistedError:______________________________BreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)MakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsSutureCutIncorrectlyExcessiveOutsideDistractionsFailure toProvideVentilationProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyFailure toFollowACLSProtocolFailure toProvideOxygenSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentInadequatePPEUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureCriticalInformationDelayedPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/Training IneffectiveCPRWrongDose ofMedication PoorHistoryTaking Failure toOfferStandardof CareUnlistedError:______________________________BadErgonomics WrongDefibrillatorSettingIncorrectEquipmentInappropriateSurgicalSettingSomethingReally Good:______________________________ProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsUnstructuredSign-OutFailure toFixateEquipmentPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEfforts NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family  Scrub inIncorrectlyClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeWrongDose ofElectricityIllegalDeclarationof Death

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