On Thursday, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Medline Industries LP jointly announced that two models of Bed Assist Bar ... be purchased at online medical supply stores nationwide ...

Medical supply company Medline Industries is recalling some 1.5 million portable adult bed rails across the U.S. and Canada, following two reports of entrapment deaths associated with the products.

By offering access to bed-chair pressure sensors in hospitalized patients with perceived fall risk, nurses may be less inclined to resort to physical restraints, thereby improving clinical outcomes.