Medline Industries Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails Due to Serious Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards; Two Deaths Reported
Recall 24248 · May 30, 2024 · Medline Industries
1,500,000
units affected
1,500,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 24248
- Date
- May 30, 2024
- Company
- Medline Industries
- Units affected
- 1,500,000
- Product
- Medline Bed Assist Bar adult bed rails
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The recalled bed rails have model numbers MDS6800BA and MDS6800BAH. The two models are identical, but model MDS6800BA was sold individually and model MDS6800BAH was sold in cases of three units. The bed rails are made of black metal tubing with a rounded black foam rubber grip handle and a fabric pouch. The name "Medline" and the model number are printed on a label located on the support frame of the bed rail near the vertical portion of the bed rail.
What can happen
When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.
The fix
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Medline to receive a full refund.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- Medline has received two reports of entrapment deaths associated with the Bed Assist Bars. The deaths occurred in July 2019 and November 2023 and involved a 76-year-old woman at a senior nursing facility in Iowa and an 87-year-old woman at a residential care facility in South Carolina.
- Sold at
- Medline's websites, Medline.com and athome.medline.com, major online retailers, including Amazon and Walmart.com, online pharmacies, including CVS.com and Walgreens.com, and online medical supply stores nationwide, including Cascade Healthcare Solutions and Magic Medical, from July 2009 through...
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled medline bed assist bar adult bed rails?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Medline to receive a full refund.
What is the hazard?
When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.