InappropriateSurgicalSetting ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure UnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsent PoorHistoryTaking IllegalDeclarationof DeathLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughWrongDose ofElectricityExcessiveOutsideDistractionsIneffectiveDefibrillationProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsFailure toProvideOxygen NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family InadequatePPESomethingReally Good:______________________________MakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsWrongDose ofMedicationFailure toProvideVentilationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent IneffectiveCPREarlyCessation ofResuscitationEfforts WrongDefibrillatorSettingUnlistedError:______________________________Failure toFollowACLSProtocolPoorOperatingRoomSet-Up BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedBadErgonomicsUnstructuredSign-OutBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toOfferStandardof Care Scrub inIncorrectlyUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomFailure toFixateEquipmentCriticalInformationDelayedIncorrectEquipmentFailure toShareImportantInformationOverconfidentPhysicianProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingUnlistedError:______________________________SutureCutIncorrectlyPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeInappropriateSurgicalSetting ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure UnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsent PoorHistoryTaking IllegalDeclarationof DeathLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughWrongDose ofElectricityExcessiveOutsideDistractionsIneffectiveDefibrillationProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsFailure toProvideOxygen NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family InadequatePPESomethingReally Good:______________________________MakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsWrongDose ofMedicationFailure toProvideVentilationClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent IneffectiveCPREarlyCessation ofResuscitationEfforts WrongDefibrillatorSettingUnlistedError:______________________________Failure toFollowACLSProtocolPoorOperatingRoomSet-Up BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedBadErgonomicsUnstructuredSign-OutBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toOfferStandardof Care Scrub inIncorrectlyUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomFailure toFixateEquipmentCriticalInformationDelayedIncorrectEquipmentFailure toShareImportantInformationOverconfidentPhysicianProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingUnlistedError:______________________________SutureCutIncorrectlyPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPractice

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