Introduction
In 2006 the FDA, with the help of the Hospital Bed Safety
Workgroup issued a guidance document entitled, “Hospital Bed
System Dimensional Guidelines to Reduce Entrapment”. These
guidelines aid in the design of new bed systems and assess
entrapment risks associated with hospital bed systems. In
response to these guidelines, Bionix offers the innovative Bed
System Measurement Device.
Test Methods
Zone 1:
Potential head entrapment within the rail.................................... 5
Zone 2:
Potential head entrapment between the bottom of the rail
and the top of the compressed mattress, and between
the rail supports or next to a single support.................................. 7
Zone 3:
Potential head entrapment between the edge of the
mattress and the inside of the rail...................................................... 9
Zone 4:
Potential neck entrapment between the top of the
compressed mattress and the bottom of the rail
at the end of the rail................................................................................. 11
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