High frequency of potential entrapment gaps in hospital beds
Wednesday, July 30, 2014 - 13:01
in Health & Medicine
A survey of beds within a large teaching hospital in Ireland has shown than many of them did not comply with dimensional standards put in place to minimize the risk of entrapment. The report therefore emphasizes the need for careful selection of patients for whom bedrails are to be used, as well as the need for monitoring and maintenance of hospital bed systems.