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The document outlines safety checks for bed rails to prevent entrapment in hospital beds. It identifies seven potential entrapment zones and provides guidelines for inspecting these areas, emphasizing the importance of proper mattress sizing, rail design, and regular maintenance. The document also includes FDA measurement recommendations for assessing safety compliance.

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What are safety measures which should be followed for the use of bed rails?

the mattress fits snugly between the rails. the rail is correctly fitted, secure, regularly inspected and maintained. gaps that could cause entrapment of neck, head and chest are eliminated. staff are trained in the risks and safe use of the rails.

Why cant bed rails be used as a restraint?

They are not designed or intended to limit the freedom of people by preventing them from intentionally leaving their beds. In addition, they are not intended to restrain people whose condition disposes them to erratic, repetitive or violent movement. Use of bed rails in these ways can increase the risk of falling.

What are the guidelines for bed rail safety?

The safety strap must always be used. Do not remove the safety strap from the bed rails or user will be at risk of entrapment. A gap between the mattress and the lowermost portion of the rail poses a risk of neck entrapment. The FDA recommended space is less than two and three eights of an inch (2-38).

What are the safety guidelines for bed rails?

Which safety measure is observed when using bed rails? Never leave the person alone when the bed is raised.

What should you consider before using bed rails?

Potential risks of bed rails may include: Strangling, suffocating, bodily injury or death when patients or part of their body are caught between rails or between the bed rails and mattress. More serious injuries from falls when patients climb over rails. Skin bruising, cuts, and scrapes.

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Which of the following safety measures is observed when using bed rails?

the rail is suitable for the bed and mattress. the mattress fits snugly between the rails. the rail is correctly fitted, secure, regularly inspected and maintained. gaps that could cause entrapment of neck, head and chest are eliminated.

How often should bedside rails be checked?

Even stable patients in rehabilitation or mental health settings can have rapidly changing needs when physical illness intervenes. Therefore decisions about bed rails should be reviewed whenever a patients condition or wishes change, but as a minimum every 5-7 days.

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