The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Essential Medical Supply, Inc. are announcing the recall of four models of the company’s Endurance® Hand Bed Rails. This recall involves the Hand Bed Rail (model P1410), Hand Bed Rail with Pouch (model P1410-P), Hand Bed Rail with Floor Support (model P1411), and Hand Bed Rail with Floor Support with Pouch (model P1411-P ).  

The full recall announcement can be read here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Essential-Medical-Supply-Recalls-Adult-Portable-Bed-Rails-Due-to-Entrapment-and-Asphyxia-Hazard-One-Death-Reported

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled bed rails and use extra caution when getting in and out of bed if a replacement bed rail is not used.  For consumers who own bed rails sold or imported on or after November 1, 2015, or with a serial number beginning with ESHH5029... to ESHH9023... and ESHH0002... to ESHH1002, Essential Medical Supply, Inc., will provide pro-rated refunds based on the age of the bed rail. See the table below for more information about refund amounts  Consumers with older bed rails sold between October 2006 and October 2015 should stop use, disassemble and dispose of the bed rails to prevent reuse.