PoorHistoryTaking PoorOperatingRoomSet-UpCriticalInformationDelayedMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsUnlistedError:______________________________Failure toOfferStandardof CareUnlistedError:______________________________SutureCutIncorrectlyUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureIncorrectEquipmentUnstructuredSign-OutLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentExcessiveOutsideDistractionsFailure toShareImportantInformation ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure BreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso) NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family WrongDose ofMedicationPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyInappropriateSurgicalSetting Scrub inIncorrectlySomethingReally Good:______________________________Failure toFollowACLSProtocolFailure toProvideVentilation BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingIllegalDeclarationof DeathOverconfidentPhysicianTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereBadErgonomicsProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsIneffectiveDefibrillation IneffectiveCPRInadequatePPESpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentFailure toProvideOxygenWrongDose ofElectricityPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomFailure toFixateEquipment WrongDefibrillatorSetting PoorHistoryTaking PoorOperatingRoomSet-UpCriticalInformationDelayedMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsUnlistedError:______________________________Failure toOfferStandardof CareUnlistedError:______________________________SutureCutIncorrectlyUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureIncorrectEquipmentUnstructuredSign-OutLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentExcessiveOutsideDistractionsFailure toShareImportantInformation ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure BreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso) NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family WrongDose ofMedicationPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyInappropriateSurgicalSetting Scrub inIncorrectlySomethingReally Good:______________________________Failure toFollowACLSProtocolFailure toProvideVentilation BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingIllegalDeclarationof DeathOverconfidentPhysicianTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereBadErgonomicsProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsIneffectiveDefibrillation IneffectiveCPRInadequatePPESpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentFailure toProvideOxygenWrongDose ofElectricityPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomFailure toFixateEquipment WrongDefibrillatorSetting

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