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 ...

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 ...

Nearly 500,000 bed rails sold nationwide are being recalled following two separate reports of deaths by asphyxiation for adult users trapped between their bed rails and mattresses. The recall involves ...

More than 220,000 portable adult bed rails were recalled on Thursday after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an urgent warning after one death and serious injuries were reported. Over ...

More adult bed rails have been recalled because of the dangers they pose to people who use them. Leachoi has recalled 7,800 ...

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has issued a new recall of portable adult bed rails, the 9th since 2021, after one death and serious injuries were reported related to those made by ...

The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall Thursday of 222,000 Medical King Bed Assist Rail adult portable bed rails because of concerns over possible entrapment and asphyxia. When the ...

About 222,000 adult bed assistance rails are under recall due to entrapment and asphyxia hazards, following one death in a residential care facility.According to a Thursday recall notice published by ...

In October 2021, an 81-year-old man in a Pennsylvania nursing home became trapped between his mattress and portable bed rails. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Platinum ...

Adult bed rails have been linked to hundreds of deaths and injuries over the years. The CPSC is starting work on a federal safety standard, nearly... Adult portable bed rails — which are installed on ...