Bed rails can add a sense of security and safety for people as they age, especially those with mobility or agility issues. Also known as side rails ... bed rails and hospital bed rails.

The Food and Drug Administration, which regulates bed rails that qualify as medical devices, has received 901 reports of patients caught, trapped, entangled or strangled in hospital bed rails ...

In 2011, a nurse at a hospital in Allentown, Pa., found 88-year-old Donald Campbell strangled in bed, with his right shoulder and upper body between the mattress and the side rail. Records show he ...

which regulates hospital beds manufactured with side rails as medical devices. Additionally, seven deaths associated with portable bed rails were reported to the FDA from 2005 to 2013, according ...

the side rails or metal bars are used on hospital beds and in home care with the idea of helping patients pull themselves up or to keep them from falling out of bed. But the products — which are ...

Other problems associated with aging — including incontinence, vision problems, dementia — elevate ... Stander EZ bed side rails are compatible with most home and hospital beds, including ...