Medline Industries Recalls 1.5 Million Adult Portable Bed Rails Due to Serious Entrapment and Asphyxia Hazards; Two Deaths Reported
CPSC recall 24248. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and contact Medline to receive a full refund.
CPSC recall 24248 has the recall date 30 May 2024. The notice names the firm Medline Industries. The recall has about 1,500,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2024 has 8,640 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Entrapment.
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More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | Medline has received two reports of entrapment deaths associated with the Bed Assist Bars. The deaths occurred in July 2019 and November 2023 and involved 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. |
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| Units | 1,500,000 |
| Remedy options | Refund |
| Description | The recalled bed rails have model numbers MDS6800BA and MDS6800BAH. The two models are identical, but model MDS6800BA was sold individually and model MDS6800BAH was sold in cases of three units. The bed rails are made of black metal tubing with a rounded black foam rubber grip handle and a fabric pouch. The name "Medline" and the model number are printed on a label located on the support frame of the bed rail near the vertical portion of the bed rail. |
| Product | Medline Bed Assist Bar adult bed rails, About 1.5 million (In addition, about 5,522 were sold in Canada) |
| Sold at | Medline's websites, Medline.com and athome.medline.com, major online retailers, including Amazon and Walmart.com, online pharmacies, including CVS.com and Walgreens.com, and online medical supply stores nationwide, including Cascade Healthcare Solutions and Magic Medical, from July 2009 through… |
| Importer | Medline Industries LP |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 1,500,000Median of 2024: 8,640
- CPSC recalls of 2024
- 305
- Recalls of 2024 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls on the register that name Medline Industries
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 24248The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 24248. https://recallregister.com/product/9960-medline-industries-recalls-1-5-million-adult-portable-bed-rails-due-to/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 24248 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Medline has received two reports of entrapment deaths associated with the Bed Assist Bars. The deaths occurred in July 2019 and November 2023 and involved 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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Medline's websites, Medline.com and athome.medline.com, major online retailers, including Amazon and Walmart.com, online pharmacies, including CVS.com and Walgreens.com, and online medical supply stores nationwide, including Cascade Healthcare Solutions and Magic Medical, from July 2009 through…
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 24248?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Refund
- How many units are in CPSC recall 24248?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 1.5 million (In addition, about 5,522 were sold in Canada)