Popular Home Bed Rails Recalled After Three Deaths

Carex model mattress rails, that are designed to maintain folks from rolling away from bed and help them in getting up, have been recalled after three aged folks grew to become trapped between the product and their mattress and subsequently died, in response to a brand new report from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The mattress rails, which incorporates Carex Bed Support Rails (mannequin P566) and Carex model Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rails (mannequin P569), have been bought within the U.S. and Canada from November of 2012 till December 2021 earlier than they have been recalled. The mattress rails retail for between $22 and $80.

The three deaths embrace a 85-year-old man who died at an assisted dwelling facility in Ohio, an 84-year-old lady who died at her house in California, and an 88-year-old lady who died at an assisted dwelling facility in Washington state.

“In each incident, the bed rail was not securely attached to the bed and the user became entrapped between the product and their mattress,” the CPSC stated in a statement.

The Carex model is produced by Compass Health Brands, which is reportedly working with the CPSC on the recall. Consumers are inspired to contact Compass Health Brands to obtain a refund or a free restore package.

As the CPSC explains:

The title “Carex” and the mannequin quantity are printed on a label on the underside of the rails. The Bed Support Rail has white metallic rails with black foam grip and measures about 35 inches excessive and 20 inches vast. The Easy Up 2-in-1 Bed Rail is comprised of a darkish brown metallic assist rail with black foam grips and a darkish brown metallic mattress rail. The assist rail measures about 21 inches excessive and 17 inches vast and the mattress rail measures about 20 inches excessive and 30 inches vast.

There’s additionally a YouTube video explaining how to verify your recalled mattress rails are protected.

Disturbingly, this isn’t the primary mattress rail recall this month. Drive DeVilbiss Healthcare recalled virtually half a million comparable mattress rails earlier this month along side the CPSC after two deaths, a 93-year-old lady in California and a 92-year-old man in Canada.