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Hospital Bed System Dimensional and Assessment Guidance to Reduce Entrapment.
Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Bethesda, MD: Food and Drug Administration, US Dept of Health and Human Services; 2006.

This document provides background on hospital bed injuries, identifies potentially dangerous design flaws, and offers assessment tools to reduce entrapment incidents.
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