Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited

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First report 27 Apr 2016•Latest report 27 Apr 2016

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

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Reports
1

Naming this recipient

Published responses
0%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
0

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. Leicester City and South Leicestershire

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    Michael Holyoake · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Michael Holyoake, who was bed bound with a terminal and inoperable brain tumour, died after a fire at his home while he was being cared for there. The fire was thought most likely to have involved his lighter and E45 emollient residue on his bedding and clothing, which acted as an accelerant. The principal concerns were a lack of awareness of E45’s flammability and the absence of fire hazard warnings on its prescription or packaging.

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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 Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Highly flammable paraffin-based product with ignition risk

    Wider context from the report

    “1. E45 is highly flammable as it is a paraffin based product, the residue of which acts as an accelerant. In this case there was a distinct lack of awareness of this fact, by the carers and the deceased. This was in part due to lack of communication by the GP but also due to the fact that there were no fire hazard warnings on the prescription or the product itself. This product is widely available over the counter to the general public and commonly used for vulnerable individuals such as children and the elderly. Worryingly there would appear to be no warnings on the packaging that this is indeed highly flammable, with the potential risk of ignition. ”
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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 Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Lack of fire-hazard warnings on E45 prescriptions and product packaging

    Wider context from the report

    “1. E45 is highly flammable as it is a paraffin based product, the residue of which acts as an accelerant. In this case there was a distinct lack of awareness of this fact, by the carers and the deceased. This was in part due to lack of communication by the GP but also due to the fact that there were no fire hazard warnings on the prescription or the product itself. This product is widely available over the counter to the general public and commonly used for vulnerable individuals such as children and the elderly. Worryingly there would appear to be no warnings on the packaging that this is indeed highly flammable, with the potential risk of ignition. ”
    Open source report

    Source evidence

    How this individual concern was interpreted

    PFD Monitor created a concise, searchable interpretation from the report wording shown below. The report was sent to Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare (UK) Limited; that does not assign responsibility.

    PFD Monitor interpretation

    Failure to communicate E45 fire hazards by GPs

    Wider context from the report

    “1. E45 is highly flammable as it is a paraffin based product, the residue of which acts as an accelerant. In this case there was a distinct lack of awareness of this fact, by the carers and the deceased. This was in part due to lack of communication by the GP but also due to the fact that there were no fire hazard warnings on the prescription or the product itself. This product is widely available over the counter to the general public and commonly used for vulnerable individuals such as children and the elderly. Worryingly there would appear to be no warnings on the packaging that this is indeed highly flammable, with the potential risk of ignition. ”
    Open source report
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