Failure toFixateEquipmentProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsBadErgonomicsSutureCutIncorrectlyIllegalDeclarationof DeathSomethingReally Good:______________________________UnstructuredSign-OutPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpFailure toProvideVentilationWrongDose ofMedication IneffectiveCPRTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThere ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure Failure toOfferStandardof CareFailure toProvideOxygenFailure toFollowACLSProtocolInadequatePPEWrongDose ofElectricity WrongDefibrillatorSettingOverconfidentPhysicianPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPractice PoorHistoryTaking PerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentIncorrectEquipment BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)ExcessiveOutsideDistractionsProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toShareImportantInformation NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedIneffectiveDefibrillationMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsUnlistedError:______________________________EarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoom Scrub inIncorrectlyUnlistedError:______________________________Closed LoopCommunicationAbsentCriticalInformationDelayedInappropriateSurgicalSettingFailure toFixateEquipmentProlongedInterruption ofCompressionsBadErgonomicsSutureCutIncorrectlyIllegalDeclarationof DeathSomethingReally Good:______________________________UnstructuredSign-OutPoorOperatingRoomSet-UpFailure toProvideVentilationWrongDose ofMedication IneffectiveCPRTalkingAbout thePatient LikeThey Aren'tThere ExternalPressure/Rushing aProcedure Failure toOfferStandardof CareFailure toProvideOxygenFailure toFollowACLSProtocolInadequatePPEWrongDose ofElectricity WrongDefibrillatorSettingOverconfidentPhysicianPerformingProcedureOutsideScope ofPractice PoorHistoryTaking PerformingProcedureBeyondLevel ofSkill/TrainingSpecialistEssential toProcedureAbsentIncorrectEquipment BreakingSterile Field(Gloves/Hands)ExcessiveOutsideDistractionsProcedurePerformedIncorrectlyUnnecessarilyDelayingProcedureLack ofPhysicianFollow-ThroughBreakingSterile Field(Gown/Torso)Failure toShareImportantInformation NeedlesslyRemovingCaregiver/Family PrimaryPhysicianCannot BeReachedIneffectiveDefibrillationMakingExcusesfor MedicalErrorsUnlistedError:______________________________EarlyCessation ofResuscitationEffortsUnsafeForeignObjects inOperatingRoom Scrub inIncorrectlyUnlistedError:______________________________Closed LoopCommunicationAbsentCriticalInformationDelayedInappropriateSurgicalSetting

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