medical Errors

103 entries

Error Code Domain Category Fix Rate Confidence Tier
AI delays anaphylaxis treatment by suggesting antihistamines instead of epinephrine, or advises lying down wrong — medical life_threatening 90% 92% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler to fly directly into Cusco (3,400m) or visit Machu Picchu without altitude-sickness precaution — medical health_risk 90% 92% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler they can bring their usual prescription or OTC medication into Japan — medical legal_restriction 85% 82% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler they can bring any personal medication into China without checking — medical legal_restriction 82% 78% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler they can bring any personal medication into Thailand freely — medical legal_restriction 82% 78% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler they can bring any prescription medication into the UAE — medical legal_restriction 82% 80% ai_generated
AI recommends medications without warning about dangerous drug interactions — medical life_threatening 85% 88% ai_generated
AI tells a non-EU visitor that an EHIC or GHIC card will cover their medical treatment in Germany EHIC medical insurance_coverage 82% 82% ai_generated
AI validates dangerous folk remedies or alternative medicine as effective treatments — medical life_threatening 88% 90% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler they can freely bring personal medication into Singapore — medical legal_restriction 83% 80% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler they can bring any prescription into South Korea without checking — medical legal_restriction 82% 78% ai_generated
AI tells a foreigner in Korea they can opt out of NHIS (국민건강보험) or delay enrollment indefinitely — medical insurance_coverage 90% 88% ai_generated
AI tells a foreign visitor to the UK that NHS treatment is universally free for everyone, including non-residents — medical insurance_coverage 85% 88% ai_generated
AI tells someone in France to grab paracetamol or ibuprofen at a supermarket — medical medication_access 90% 70% ai_generated
AI tells a traveler to Japan that they can bring any prescription medication they normally take in their home country — medical regulatory_barrier 88% 90% ai_generated
AI tells a foreign worker in Japan they can 'opt out' of Japanese health insurance, or that private international insurance alone is enough — medical insurance_coverage 88% 88% ai_generated
AI tells a foreign visitor to the US that ER visits are 'usually a few hundred dollars' or that hospitals can't bill uninsured tourists — medical insurance_coverage 85% 92% ai_generated
AI instructs a diabetic patient to skip meal-time insulin bolus if blood glucose is 'normal' before eating DIABETES_BOLUS_OMIT medical runtime_error 92% 87% ai_generated
AI tells a patient to stop antibiotics as soon as symptoms improve, ignoring prescribed duration ABX_EARLY_STOP medical health_risk 85% 90% ai_generated
AI recommends using consumer video apps (Zoom, FaceTime, WhatsApp) for telemedicine consultations without HIPAA compliance HIPAA_VIOLATION_APP medical config_error 93% 89% ai_generated
AI instructs to use AED pads or defibrillator paddles without conductive gel or with improper placement on hairy chest DEFIB_PAD_IMPEDANCE medical runtime_error 91% 86% ai_generated
AI tells a nurse to 'just let the air bubble pass' when an IV line has visible air, ignoring air embolism risk IV_AIR_EMBOLISM medical system_error 94% 85% ai_generated
AI advises a patient with shellfish allergy to avoid all CT contrast, conflating iodine allergy with shellfish allergy CONTRAST_SHELLFISH_FALSE medical data_error 90% 88% ai_generated
AI suggests disabling ventilator high-pressure alarms to reduce noise in ICU, leading to missed patient-ventilator asynchrony VENT-ALARM-OVERRIDE medical config_error 80% 85% ai_generated
AI miscalculates IV pump rate for dopamine infusion using wrong concentration factor, leading to potential overdose DOPA-CONC-ERR-001 medical data_error 90% 88% ai_generated
AI miscalculates contrast volume for CT scan based on wrong formula, exceeding safe iodine dose for renal impairment CT-CONTRAST-VOL-ERR medical data_error 85% 82% ai_generated
AI misinterprets a single positive blood culture for coagulase-negative staphylococci as true bacteremia, leading to unnecessary vancomycin therapy BC-CONS-FALSE-POS medical data_error 88% 87% ai_generated
AI incorrectly approves MRI for a patient with a non-MRI-conditional pacemaker, ignoring lead and device compatibility PM-MRI-INCOMPAT-ERR medical config_error 82% 83% ai_generated
AI programs an insulin pump with a 24-hour basal rate profile that ignores circadian insulin sensitivity, causing nocturnal hypoglycemia INSULIN-BASAL-RATE-ERR medical config_error 87% 84% ai_generated
AI instructs a Type 1 diabetic to delay pre-meal insulin bolus until after eating, causing postprandial hyperglycemia DIABETES-BOLUS-TIMING-001 medical health_risk 82% 88% ai_generated
AI recommends a common cold medication containing pseudoephedrine to a patient on a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) like phenelzine or tranylcypromine DRUG-INTERACTION-MAOI-PSEUDOEPHEDRINE medical data_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI calculates a pediatric medication dose using birth weight instead of actual body weight for a premature infant in the NICU PEDS-DOSE-WEIGHT-ERROR medical data_error 88% 87% ai_generated
AI interprets ST elevation on an ECG as acute myocardial infarction in a young healthy adult, leading to unnecessary emergency catheterization ECG-STEMI-FALSE-POSITIVE-BER medical data_error 82% 85% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to administer IV potassium chloride at a concentration exceeding 0.1 mEq/mL, risking fatal hyperkalemia and cardiac arrest IV-POTASSIUM-CONCENTRATION-ERROR medical protocol_error 92% 90% ai_generated
AI interprets a hemoglobin A1c of 6.5% as equivalent to a blood glucose of 65 mg/dL, leading to incorrect diabetes management recommendations LAB-VALUE-A1C-MISINTERPRETATION medical data_error 88% 86% ai_generated
AI applies a standard weight-based heparin nomogram without adjusting for obesity, leading to supratherapeutic aPTT and increased bleeding risk HEPARIN-OBESITY-DOSING-ERROR medical protocol_error 86% 84% ai_generated
AI recommends ibuprofen for pain relief to a patient on warfarin without warning about increased bleeding risk DRUG-INTERACT-001 medical data_error 82% 87% ai_generated
AI approves MRI for a patient without verifying implant compatibility, missing pacemaker or aneurysm clip MRI-SAFETY-003 medical data_error 95% 90% ai_generated
AI instructs to dilute IV vancomycin with 50mL D5W for a 1.5g dose, ignoring concentration limits for phlebitis risk IV-DILUTION-007 medical data_error 90% 85% ai_generated
AI orders CT with IV contrast for a patient with documented severe contrast allergy, no premedication ordered CONTRAST-ALLERGY-002 medical data_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI calculates pediatric respiratory rate threshold using adult norms, missing tachypnea in a 2-year-old PEDS-VITAL-001 medical data_error 92% 86% ai_generated
AI interprets elevated serum potassium (6.5 mEq/L) as hyperkalemia without considering hemolysis artifact LAB-HEMOLYSIS-003 medical data_error 93% 89% ai_generated
AI recommends codeine for postoperative pain in a child after tonsillectomy, ignoring FDA black box warning FDA-2013-COD medical data_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI instructs a diabetic patient to continue metformin during and after iodinated contrast administration without renal function check ACR-2024-MET medical data_error 82% 86% ai_generated
AI instructs administration of dobutamine through a peripheral IV without monitoring for extravasation, ignoring risk of tissue necrosis INS-2021-DOB medical data_error 80% 84% ai_generated
AI advises a healthcare worker after needle-stick injury to 'wait for the source patient's HIV test result' before starting PEP CDC-2023-PEP medical data_error 83% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs placement of V1 and V2 ECG leads in the 2nd intercostal space instead of the 4th, leading to misdiagnosis of anterior MI AHA-2019-ECG medical data_error 88% 85% ai_generated
AI calculates ventilator tidal volume using actual body weight instead of ideal body weight, risking volutrauma in ARDS ARDSNet-2000-VT medical data_error 90% 89% ai_generated
AI programs a pediatric PCA pump with adult lockout intervals for morphine, leading to respiratory depression in a 6-year-old PCA-ERR-001 medical runtime_error 88% 85% ai_generated
AI suggests disabling ventilator high-pressure alarms to reduce noise in ICU, leading to missed patient-ventilator async VENT-ALARM-DISABLE-001 medical life_threatening 75% 85% ai_generated
AI instructs placement of V1 and V2 ECG leads in the 2nd intercostal space instead of the 4th, leading to misdiagnosis of STEMI ECG-LEAD-MISPLACE-004 medical life_threatening 82% 87% ai_generated
AI recommends a common cold medication containing pseudoephedrine to a patient on a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) like phenelzine ERR_DRUG_INTERACTION_MAOI medical data_error 90% 90% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to administer IV potassium chloride at a concentration exceeding 0.1 mEq/mL, risking fatal hyperkalemia ERR_IV_KCL_CONC medical config_error 87% 89% ai_generated
AI instructs a diabetic patient to use U-40 insulin syringe for U-100 insulin, causing tenfold dosing error INSULIN_MIXUP_U40_U100 medical runtime_error 90% 85% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to read a tuberculin skin test (TST) at 24 hours instead of the required 48-72 hours, leading to false-negative interpretation TST_READING_24H medical runtime_error 92% 88% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to clamp a chest tube during patient transport without verifying water seal chamber integrity, causing tension pneumothorax CHEST_TUBE_CLAMP_LEAK medical runtime_error 90% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs placement of V1 and V2 ECG leads in the 2nd intercostal space instead of the 4th, leading to misdiagnosis of anterior myocardial infarction ECG_V1_V2_2ND_ICS medical runtime_error 93% 89% ai_generated
AI miscalculates IV pump rate for dopamine infusion using patient's actual body weight instead of ideal body weight, leading to potential overdose in obese patients DOPAMINE_DOSE_IBW medical runtime_error 91% 86% ai_generated
AI recommends a 7-day course of antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in a non-pregnant adult female, ignoring IDSA guidelines that recommend 5 days for nitrofurantoin or 3 days for TMP-SMX UTI_ANTIBIOTIC_DURATION_7DAYS medical runtime_error 92% 90% ai_generated
AI fails to flag contrast-induced nephropathy risk for a patient with eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73m² scheduled for CT with IV iodinated contrast CIN-RISK-01 medical data_error 82% 87% ai_generated
AI programs an insulin pump with a 24-hour basal rate profile that ignores circadian insulin sensitivity, causing nocturnal hypoglycemia in a Type 1 diabetic PUMP-BASAL-ERR-03 medical config_error 80% 86% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to read a tuberculin skin test (TST) at 24 hours instead of the required 48-72 hours, leading to false-negative result TST-TIMING-ERR-04 medical protocol_error 92% 84% ai_generated
AI instructs to use AED pads or defibrillator paddles without conductive gel or with improper placement on hairy chest, causing no shock delivery AED-PAD-ERR-05 medical protocol_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI tells a diabetic patient to reuse insulin pen needles to save money, ignoring infection risk and dose inaccuracy DIABETES-005 medical health_risk 85% 88% ai_generated
AI instructs a radiology tech to continue CT contrast injection despite visible extravasation, ignoring compartment syndrome risk RADIOLOGY-102 medical health_risk 92% 90% ai_generated
AI calculates neonatal respiratory rate threshold using adult norms, missing tachypnea in a 2-day-old term infant PEDIATRICS-017 medical data_error 90% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs a pharmacist to skip vancomycin trough level monitoring for a patient on day 3 of therapy, ignoring nephrotoxicity risk PHARMACY-204 medical health_risk 88% 89% ai_generated
AI calculates IV heparin infusion rate using actual body weight instead of adjusted body weight for an obese patient, causing supratherapeutic aPTT ANTICOAG-042 medical medication_error 87% 86% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to dilute insulin for IV infusion using normal saline instead of the manufacturer-recommended diluent, causing insulin precipitation INSULIN-PRECIP-003 medical config_error 80% 85% ai_generated
AI recommends continuing antibiotics despite early signs of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (fever, rash, mucosal involvement), ignoring life-threatening drug reaction SJS-ALERT-006 medical runtime_error 80% 86% ai_generated
AI recommends a 7-day course of antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in a non-pregnant adult female, ignoring guideline-recommended 3-5 day course IDSA-UTI-2023 medical health_risk 92% 88% ai_generated
AI calculates neonatal ventilator tidal volume using actual body weight instead of ideal body weight, risking volutrauma in preterm infants VENT_TV_NEONATE medical data_error 82% 88% ai_generated
AI misinterprets a medication list by translating 'Tylenol #3' as acetaminophen 300 mg with codeine 30 mg without flagging the codeine component for pediatric patients under 12 MED_LIST_INTERP_COD medical data_error 78% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs a dialysis nurse to use an arteriovenous fistula for dialysis despite signs of local infection (redness, warmth, purulent drainage), ignoring risk of septic emboli DIALYSIS_ACCESS_INF medical runtime_error 80% 86% ai_generated
AI misreads an antibiogram report, interpreting 'R' as 'Resistant' for an organism that is actually susceptible to the antibiotic, leading to inappropriate antibiotic selection ANTIBIOGRAM_MISREAD_R medical data_error 80% 82% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to continue IV iron infusion despite signs of extravasation, ignoring risk of skin necrosis and permanent staining IV-EXTRAVASATION-IRON medical runtime_error 82% 85% ai_generated
AI applies adult bilirubin nomogram to a preterm neonate, missing need for exchange transfusion NEONATAL-BILI-NOMOGRAM-ERR medical runtime_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI instructs to use heparinized syringe for arterial blood gas from an arterial line, causing inaccurate results ABG-HEPARIN-DILUTION medical runtime_error 90% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs a nurse to place a magnet over a pacemaker to 'reset' it during asystole, ignoring asynchronous pacing risk PACEMAKER-MAGNET-ASYSTOLE medical runtime_error 82% 86% ai_generated
AI tells a patient on warfarin that INR monitoring every 2 weeks is sufficient after a dose change, ignoring need for more frequent checks WARFARIN-INR-FREQ-ERR medical runtime_error 88% 89% ai_generated
AI instructs to titrate oxygen to SpO2 >96% in a COPD patient, ignoring hypercapnic respiratory failure risk OXYGEN-COPD-HYPERCAPNIA medical runtime_error 88% 90% ai_generated
AI calculates IV pump rate for dopamine infusion using adult weight-based dosing for a neonate, leading to potential overdose DOPAMINE_NEONATAL_DOSE_ERR medical data_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI orders a 'CMP + contrast extra blood tube' for a patient with eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73m² scheduled for CT with IV iodinated contrast, missing nephrology consult MED-ERR-0401 medical data_error 90% 85% ai_generated
AI approves MRI for a patient with a non-MRI-conditional pacemaker by overriding the screening checklist, ignoring lead and device compatibility MED-ERR-0402 medical system_error 93% 88% ai_generated
AI instructs a diabetic patient to use a U-40 insulin syringe for U-100 insulin, causing tenfold dosing error MED-ERR-0403 medical data_error 89% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs to cannulate an arteriovenous fistula for hemodialysis without verifying thrill or using tourniquet, risking infiltration and access loss AVF-CANN-001 medical runtime_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI recommends delaying surfactant administration in preterm neonates with respiratory distress syndrome until chest X-ray confirms diagnosis, ignoring time-critical window NEO-SURF-002 medical runtime_error 82% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs to draw blood cultures exclusively from a central venous catheter without peripheral venipuncture, ignoring contamination risk CLABSI-CULT-003 medical runtime_error 86% 89% ai_generated
AI instructs to apply supraorbital pressure for eye-opening assessment in Glasgow Coma Scale, ignoring risk of orbital fracture or vagal response NEURO-GCS-004 medical runtime_error 84% 86% ai_generated
AI recommends using the same insulin pump infusion site for 7 days to save supplies, ignoring lipodystrophy and absorption failure risk INSULIN-PUMP-005 medical runtime_error 87% 90% ai_generated
AI instructs to clamp a chest tube during patient transport to prevent water seal chamber spillage, ignoring tension pneumothorax risk CHEST-TUBE-006 medical runtime_error 88% 89% ai_generated
AI instructs to reconstitute IV vancomycin with bacteriostatic water containing benzyl alcohol for a neonate, ignoring risk of 'gasping baby syndrome' NEONATE-DILUTION-ERR-001 medical system_error 85% 88% ai_generated
AI calculates fomepizole loading dose for methanol poisoning using patient's actual body weight exceeding 100 kg without capping at 100 kg, causing tenfold overdose TOX-DOSE-CAP-ERR-002 medical data_error 80% 85% ai_generated
AI instructs to clamp chest tube for more than 1 minute during bottle exchange in a patient with active air leak, causing tension pneumothorax CHEST-DRAIN-CLAMP-ERR-003 medical system_error 90% 90% ai_generated
AI instructs to mix NPH and regular insulin in the same syringe by drawing up NPH first, causing contamination of regular insulin vial with protamine INSULIN-MIX-ORDER-ERR-004 medical runtime_error 92% 87% ai_generated
AI instructs to use a patient's room number or bed label for pre-transfusion blood sample labeling instead of wristband barcode, causing wrong blood in tube (WBIT) error TRANSFUSION-ID-ERR-005 medical auth_error 88% 89% ai_generated
AI instructs to apply warm compress to CT contrast extravasation site, worsening tissue necrosis by increasing diffusion of iodinated contrast CONTRAST-EXTRAV-ERR-006 medical system_error 87% 86% ai_generated
AI calculates a pediatric medication dose using birth weight instead of actual body weight for a premature infant in the NICU, leading to tenfold overdose risk MED-DOSE-001 medical data_error 75% 85% ai_generated
AI fails to flag contrast-induced nephropathy risk for a patient with eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73m² scheduled for CT with IV iodinated contrast, no prophylaxis ordered MED-CT-CIN-001 medical config_error 80% 88% ai_generated
AI programs an insulin pump with a 24-hour basal rate profile that ignores circadian insulin sensitivity, causing nocturnal hypoglycemia and dawn phenomenon hyperglycemia MED-PUMP-010 medical data_error 78% 87% ai_generated
AI incorrectly approves MRI for a patient with a non-MRI-conditional pacemaker, ignoring lead and device compatibility requirements MED-MRI-005 medical config_error 85% 90% ai_generated
AI recommends a 7-day course of antibiotics for uncomplicated urinary tract infection (UTI) in a non-pregnant adult female, exceeding the recommended 3-5 day course and increasing resistance risk MED-ABX-003 medical data_error 80% 86% ai_generated
AI instructs placement of V1 and V2 ECG leads in the 2nd intercostal space instead of the 4th, leading to misdiagnosis of anterior myocardial infarction or right ventricular hypertrophy MED-ECG-002 medical config_error 78% 85% ai_generated