When the nurse entered the room, she was stunned. Before her lay the lifeless body of an elderly patient who had fallen out of bed. The woman’s head was lodged between the mattress and a bed rail, a ...

(CBS NEWS) — As U.S. regulators and legislators move to ban potentially deadly infant-sleep products, bed rails and bed handles that have killed hundreds of mostly elderly Americans remain on the ...

After 81-year-old Clara Marshall badly bruised herself in a tumble from her bed at a care facility in Vancouver, Wash., the staff urged her husband to buy a metal safety rail to protect her from ...

Two manufacturers of adult portable bed rails announced separate recalls this week of devices linked to four deaths of elderly Americans. Nearly 105,000 Carex brand rails sold from 2012 to December ...

Nearly 500,000 bed rails sold nationwide are being recalled following two separate reports of deaths by asphyxiation for adult users trapped between their bed rails and mattresses. The recall involves ...

Australia, 11 November 2024-As people age, mobility challenges, balance issues, and health concerns become more common, increasing the need for supportive tools to promote safety and independence. Bed ...

About 1.5 million adult bed rails have been recalled in the United States and Canada after being linked to the suffocation deaths of two elderly people. The bed rails, made by the Illinois-based ...

Guard rails to keep the elderly from falling out of bed can instead become cages that may kill or injure, according to a report. From 1985 to 2013, the Food and Drug Administration received 901 ...

More than 220,000 Medical King portable adult bed rails have been recalled after one death was reported, prompting an urgent ...

Adult portable bed rails — which are installed on the sides of beds to facilitate mobility and reduce the risk of falling — are advertised as safety devices for elderly people or those with medical ...

Deaths and injuries from entrapments in bed rails continue to be a problem, especially for the frail, the cognitively impaired, or incapacitated elderly. This is an issue not only for home users of ...