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Please note if you are a provider registered with CQC, and with premises located in England, CQC is the relevant regulatory body for patient safety matters What is the risk?
Review patients who are children or adults with atypical anatomy as a priority. Ensure the equipment they have been provided with is compliant with BS EN 50637:2017 unless there is a reason for using a non-compliant bed. Record this on the risk assessment and put in place measures to reduce entrapment risks as far as possible.
Please note: Not suitable for use on electrically height adjustable beds unless the height adjustment function has been disabled. Do you have enough information from the supplier to be able to select and fit the bed rail appropriately? trapping between the bedrail and mattress, headboard or other parts because of poor bedrail positioning. Children and adults with atypical anatomy using inappropriate equipment. Young patients and adults with smaller body anatomy should be using beds or cots compliant with BS EN 50637:2017, which is based on the international standard for medical beds.
New with easy use adjustment clamps, the EasyFit Plus Bed Rail has been designed to work on most beds, including slatted bedframes, solid base divans and sprung divans. It can also be used on non-height adjustable profiling beds. When something goes wrong in health and social care, the people affected and staff often say, "I don’t want this to happen to anyone else." These 'Learning from safety incidents' resources are designed to do just that. Each one briefly describes a critical issue - what happened, what CQC and the provider have done about it, and the steps you can take to avoid it happening in your service.Can you use ‘crash mats’? Please do not use crash mats for people who are dying or who does not move in bed instead use bed rails. All OT Recommended products are tested for their functionality, ease of use, safety, and value for money.