Injury and death associated with hospital bed side-rails
Reports to the US Food and Drug Administration from 1985 to 1995
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11026101 |
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| Authors | J F Todd (Center for Devices and Radiological Health), C E Ruhl, Catherine Ruhl, T P Gross |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 10 |
| Pages | 1675-1677 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.87.10.1675 |
| PMID | 9357352 |
| OpenAlex | W2111782702 |
| Language | EN |
OBJECTIVES: Hospital bed side-rails, while intended for patient protection, can contribute to injury and death. Reports to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of hospital bed side-rail entrapment have increased. In this paper entrapment cases are reviewed and the population potentially at risk identified. METHODS: FDA's database was searched for events involving hospital beds from January 1985 to August 1995 and entrapment cases were identified. RESULTS: Of 111 entrapments, 65% were associated with death and 23% with injury. CONCLUSIONS: Advanced age, female sex, low body weight, and cognitive impairment may be associated with increased risk. Preventive measures are detailed
Cause of death · Disease · Entrapment · Environmental health · Food and drug administration · Injury prevention · Medical emergency · Occupational safety and health · Pathology · Poison control · Population · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Emergency Medicine · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Restraint-Related Deaths · Surgery
| Highly cited | No |
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