Blood and Organ Banks

NarrativeAt 1:30 p.m. on October 23, 2017, an employee was unloading blood drive equipment during temperatures that exceeded 103 degrees Fahrenheit during a blood drive. The employee felt weak and passed out after working approximately 30 to 45 minutes and OCFA responded to the drive site. The employee was transported to Placentia Linda Hospital where the employee was treated for non-serious heat exhaustion. Hospitalization was not required.

NarrativeAt 5:30 p.m. on February 5, 2017, an employee was responding to an emergency alarm. As he entered a space that was oxygen deficient, he was knocked unconscious. The employee was recued from the space and was hospitalized, where he received treatment for having been exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere, as well as hypothermia and frostbite. His injuries resulted in amputation of an unspecified extremities. The incident investigation revealed that the space contained liquid nitrogen.

NarrativeAt 5:30 p.m. on February 5, 2017, an employee was responding to an emergency alarm. As he entered a space that was oxygen deficient, he was knocked unconscious. The employee was recued from the space and was hospitalized, where he received treatment for having been exposed to an oxygen deficient atmosphere, as well as hypothermia and frostbite. His injuries resulted in amputation of an unspecified extremities. The incident investigation revealed that the space contained liquid nitrogen.