Arjo UK Limited

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First report 21 Jul 2017•Latest report 21 Jul 2017

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Reports: 1
Published responses: 0%
Concerns addressed: 0
Stated actions: 0

Concerns and recipient responses

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21 Jul2017
West Yorkshire (West)
Concerns raised9
1. Potential fire hazard from low-paraffin emollient creams
2. Failure to verbally inform over-the-counter purchasers of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams
3. Fire escalation hazard from polyurethane coating on Nimbus 6 airflow mattress coverings
1. Failure to provide private community-care companies with alerts about relevant medicines and medical devices
2. Failure to offer a further fire-risk-assessment referral or review after a major change in circumstances
3. Lack of healthcare professional awareness of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams
4. Lack of care-home awareness of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams
5. Failure to display fire-risk warnings on all product packaging
6. Failure to undertake a further risk assessment after a significant change in circumstances
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Pauline Taylor · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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Report summary

Pauline Taylor, who was bedbound and living alone, died in her home after a fire developed around her bed on 30 May 2015. The report identified concerns about the fire risks of low-paraffin emollient creams, limited warnings and awareness of those risks, the contribution of the airflow mattress, and the absence of a further risk assessment after her circumstances changed.

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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Potential fire hazard from low-paraffin emollient creams
Wider context from the report
“(1) Zerobase and other emollient creams which contain a low level of paraffin pose a potential fire hazard risk. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to verbally inform over-the-counter purchasers of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams
Wider context from the report
“(4) Members of the public are able to purchase emollient creams across the counter but are not verbally made aware of the potential fire hazards of emollient cream containing a low level of paraffin. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
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Fire escalation hazard from polyurethane coating on Nimbus 6 airflow mattress coverings
Wider context from the report
“(7) The polyurethane coating used in the outer covering of the nimbus 6 airflow mattress appears to have contributed to the speed of the fires development and also its intensity. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
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Failure to provide private community-care companies with alerts about relevant medicines and medical devices
Wider context from the report
“(5) Private companies who provide carers in the community do not receive alerts with regard to medicines and medical devices which could impact on the risk assessments and the manner in which carers working in the private sector provide care. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
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Failure to offer a further fire-risk-assessment referral or review after a major change in circumstances
Wider context from the report
“(9) A further fire risk assessment referral/review was not offered to Mrs Taylor by Locala following a major change in her circumstance (she had become bedbound in March 2017.) ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
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Lack of healthcare professional awareness of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams
Wider context from the report
“(3) Health care professionals both in a hospital and community setting may not be aware of the potential fire hazard posed by emollient creams which contain a low level of paraffin. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
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Lack of care-home awareness of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams
Wider context from the report
“(6) Care homes (in both the local authority and private sector) who provide residential/nursing care may not be aware of the potential fire hazard risk of emollient creams which contain low levels of paraffin. ”
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to display fire-risk warnings on all product packaging
Wider context from the report
“(2) Warnings of such risks are not displayed on all product packaging. ”
Open source report
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How this individual concern was interpreted
PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Arjo UK Limited; that does not assign responsibility.
PFD Monitor interpretation
Failure to undertake a further risk assessment after a significant change in circumstances
Wider context from the report
“(8) Following a significant change in Mrs Taylor's circumstances in March 2015 a further risk assessment had not been undertaken by Locala. ”
Open source report

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Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Concerns raised9

Potential fire hazard from low-paraffin emollient creams

Failure to verbally inform over-the-counter purchasers of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams

Fire escalation hazard from polyurethane coating on Nimbus 6 airflow mattress coverings

Failure to provide private community-care companies with alerts about relevant medicines and medical devices

Failure to offer a further fire-risk-assessment referral or review after a major change in circumstances

Lack of healthcare professional awareness of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams

Lack of care-home awareness of fire hazards from low-paraffin emollient creams

Failure to display fire-risk warnings on all product packaging

Failure to undertake a further risk assessment after a significant change in circumstances