Stop using these adult bed rails, warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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Stop using these adult bed rails, warns the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

June 15, 2022

Treisman R. National Public Radio. June 6, 2022

Bedrails are used in hospitals and at home to minimize falls despite the potential to contribute to patient harm. This news article summarizes a government recall of ten models of home bed rail devices due to entrapment incidents.

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