Bed Rails Sold to Prevent Falls Are Recalled Over an Entrapment and Suffocation Risk

The Openings the Standard Was Written to CloseEntrapment in bed rails is a geometry problem. When federal officials adopted the mandatory standard, they reported identifying 284 entrapment deaths involving adult portable bed rails between January 2003 and December 2021. Additional notices in this category are likely, and MedicalDaily will report further agency action involving adult portable bed rails. Liuqibax-branded adult portable bed rails, model BR-11, about 12,000 units, sold on Amazon.com by Luqiba for about $60. A clinician or occupational therapist can advise on bed height, fall mats, bed alarms, medication review, or a bed with integrated rails.