PoorHistoryTaking TalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereFailure toShareImportantInformationEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toFixateEquipmentClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentProcedurePerformedIncorrectly IneffectiveCPRUnstructuredSign-OutUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureInappropriateSurgicalSettingIncorrectEquipmentWrongDose ofMedicationIllegalDeclarationof DeathLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughFailure toOfferStandardof CarePerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpOverconfidentPhysicianWrongDose ofElectricityPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedIneffectiveDefibrillationUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomUnlistedError:______________________________ WrongDefibrillatorSettingSutureCutIncorrectlyExcessiveOutsideDistractionsInadequatePPE NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family ProlongedInterruption ofCompressions Scrub inIncorrectlyBadErgonomics BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)CriticalInformationDelayedSomethingReally Good:______________________________PerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeFailure toFollowACLSProtocolFailure toProvideOxygenFailure toProvideVentilationUnlistedError:______________________________ ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure SpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsent PoorHistoryTaking TalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereFailure toShareImportantInformationEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toFixateEquipmentClosed LoopCommunicationAbsentProcedurePerformedIncorrectly IneffectiveCPRUnstructuredSign-OutUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureInappropriateSurgicalSettingIncorrectEquipmentWrongDose ofMedicationIllegalDeclarationof DeathLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughFailure toOfferStandardof CarePerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpOverconfidentPhysicianWrongDose ofElectricityPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedIneffectiveDefibrillationUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomUnlistedError:______________________________ WrongDefibrillatorSettingSutureCutIncorrectlyExcessiveOutsideDistractionsInadequatePPE NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family ProlongedInterruption ofCompressions Scrub inIncorrectlyBadErgonomics BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)CriticalInformationDelayedSomethingReally Good:______________________________PerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeFailure toFollowACLSProtocolFailure toProvideOxygenFailure toProvideVentilationUnlistedError:______________________________ ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure SpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsent

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