Miami Herald

1.5 million adult bed rails recalled after two senior citizens got trapped and died

Bed rails shouldn’t be deadly. That’s why Medline Industries recalled about 1.5 million Medline Bed Assist Bar adult bed rails sold over almost 15 years. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ...
WTVR-TV

1.5 million bed rails recalled after 2 seniors became entrapped and died

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall of 1.5 million bed rails due to serious entrapment and asphyxia hazards following the deaths of two seniors. According to the CPSC, two ...
Consumer Reports

Unsafe Bed Rails Have Led to Hundreds of Deaths and Thousands of Injuries. They’re Still Easy to Buy.

In June 2024, a staff member at an Iowa nursing home found a woman who lived there lying on her stomach in bed, with her neck wedged between the mattress and a portable bed rail. According to state ...