(WHTM) – Medline has recalled 1.5 million bed rails after two people died in care facilities.
The company says when attached to a bed, users can get trapped in the bed rail or between the rail and the mattress, possibly causing serious injury or death by asphyxiation
Two deaths — one in July 2019 and another in November 2023 — have been reported to the company, including that of 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.
The recalled bed rails have model numbers MDS6800BA and MDS6800BAH with black metal tubing and a rounded black foam rubber grip handle. They are printed on a label on the support frame.
The rails were sold nationwide from July 2009 to March 2024 on Medline’s website and at retailers including Amazon, CVS, Walgreens and Walmart.
Anyone with the bed rails should immediately stop using them and contact Medline for a refund. Medline can be reached by calling 866-359-1704 or by emailing recalls@medline.com.
