U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issues urgent safety alert after ninth recall of adult bed rails in three years.

The medical equipment supplier has reported one death linked to the recalled bed rails. According to the announcement, a 66-year-old man who died in November 2023 after becoming trapped between his mattress and a bed rail at a residential care facility in South Carolina.

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

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 the U.

More than 222,000 bed rails used on an adult’s bed have been recalled because a person can become trapped and could die from asphyxiation.