(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 ...
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 ...
Three models of Medical King's Bed Assist Rails are being recalled due to the risk of entrapment and asphyxia. Aly Lopez was a writer on the sleep and wellness team at CNET. She tested, researched and ...
December’s third recall of adult bed rails, Compass Health Brands pulling about 104,900 Carex bed rails last week, was preceded by three deaths of people in their 80s who used the bed rails. “When ...
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 ...
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 ...
Medline has recalled two models of its Bed Assist Bars portable bed rails after receiving reports of two patient deaths, the company said May 30. The recall applies to 1.5 million units sold in the ...
The Minnesota Department of Health has opened investigations into six separate nursing homes this year due to adverse patient events with bed rails. This is even after the department published a ...
Many on the overnight shift at Edgewood Brainerd sensed the danger of returning a frail resident to a bed with a railing that choked him until his face turned purple. Workers tried to remove the ...