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• Adult Portable Bed Rail Deaths Result in CPSC Recall, Due To Risk of Entrapment and Suffocation

  March 27, 2026

  Darian Hauf

  Federal safety officials are urging consumers to stop using more than 120,000 Vive Health bed rails sold on Amazon and elsewhere after at least two entrapment-related deaths prompted a nationwide recall.

• Medline Homecare Beds Recall Issued Over Injuries, Death Resulting From Fire Risks: FDA

  February 16, 2026

  Darian Hauf

  Federal safety officials warn that certain Medline Basic Homecare bed hand controllers pose fire and shock hazards, while incompatible accessories and side rails have been linked to patient entrapment injuries and at least one death.

• Consumer Product Injuries and Deaths Continue To Rise for Seniors: CPSC

  June 12, 2025

  Darian Hauf

  There has been a 26% rise in consumer product-related deaths among Americans 65 and older since 2018, with an average of more than 41,000 fatalities reported annually in recent years.

• CPSC Warns 18 Deaths Linked to Portable Bed Rails Over Past 3 Years

  November 20, 2024

  Michael Adams

  Following nine portable bed rail recalls since 2021, federal regulators have issued an urgent warning regarding the adult assistance products.