Failure toOfferStandardof CareUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedure WrongDefibrillatorSettingExcessiveOutsideDistractionsBadErgonomicsInappropriateSurgicalSetting BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)SomethingReally Good:______________________________Failure toFollowACLSProtocolMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsFailure toProvideOxygenPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedFailure toProvideVentilationUnlistedError:______________________________ PoorHistoryTaking ProlongedInterruption ofCompressions ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure WrongDose ofMedicationIncorrectEquipmentUnstructuredSign-OutWrongDose ofElectricityLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomPoorOperatingRoomSet-Up IneffectiveCPRSutureCutIncorrectlyCriticalInformationDelayedOverconfidentPhysicianBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toShareImportantInformationTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereIllegalDeclarationof DeathFailure toFixateEquipmentSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family IneffectiveDefibrillationPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnlistedError:______________________________PerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeInadequatePPE Scrub inIncorrectlyFailure toOfferStandardof CareUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedure WrongDefibrillatorSettingExcessiveOutsideDistractionsBadErgonomicsInappropriateSurgicalSetting BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)SomethingReally Good:______________________________Failure toFollowACLSProtocolMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsFailure toProvideOxygenPrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedFailure toProvideVentilationUnlistedError:______________________________ PoorHistoryTaking ProlongedInterruption ofCompressions ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure WrongDose ofMedicationIncorrectEquipmentUnstructuredSign-OutWrongDose ofElectricityLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoomPoorOperatingRoomSet-Up IneffectiveCPRSutureCutIncorrectlyCriticalInformationDelayedOverconfidentPhysicianBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toShareImportantInformationTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThereIllegalDeclarationof DeathFailure toFixateEquipmentSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentClosed LoopCommunicationAbsent NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family IneffectiveDefibrillationPerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyEarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnlistedError:______________________________PerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPracticeInadequatePPE Scrub inIncorrectly

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